‘Stop abusing animals': Cat nabbed smuggling drugs into Costa Rica prison, video goes viral
Prison guards at the Pococí Penitentiary in Costa Rica recently nabbed an unusual smuggler: a black-and-white cat with drugs taped to its body. The bizarre incident has drawn widespread attention.
According to a Facebook post by Costa Rica's Ministry of Justice, guards noticed the cat behaving oddly as it moved near the prison's barbed wire fence. When they captured the animal, they discovered two tightly wrapped packages with marijuana, heroin, and rolling papers.
The drugs were confiscated, and the feline, nicknamed 'Narcomichi' by social media users, was handed over to the National Animal Health Service for a check-up to ensure it wasn't harmed, the BBC reported.
'On the night of Tuesday, agents from the Prison Police at Pococí Prison managed to rescue a kitten that had two drug packages taped to its body. An officer stationed in one of the watchtowers spotted the animal in a grassy area and immediately raised the alarm,' the Costa Rica's Ministry of Justice wrote on Facebook.
'Thanks to the swift actions of the responding officers, the cat was captured and the packages were removed, preventing them from reaching their intended destination. Upon inspection of the packages, one was found to contain 235.65 grams of suspected marijuana, while the other held 67.76 grams of suspected crack paste, along with two sheets of rolling paper,' it added.
The prison police have seized the drugs for a legal process, and coordinated with SENASA (National Animal Health Service) to ensure the cat received proper care.
The ministry commended the quick action of the guards, noting that their vigilance 'prevented these substances from reaching the prison population.' Officials have now launched an investigation to trace the criminal network behind the operation, suggesting that the smuggling attempt was likely part of a larger, coordinated effort.
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Several social media users reacted to the incident, demanding that the cat be protected. 'What happened to the cat! Free the cat!' a user wrote. 'This is so sad. Stop abusing animals,' another user commented.
'Please make sure he is taken cared of that's abuse,' a third user reacted. 'We got cats smuggling before gta 6. Never forget,' a fourth user commented.
Authorities believe the cat was deliberately trained or manipulated to serve as a courier, possibly released near the prison by someone involved in the trafficking ring.
According to a report in The Tico Times, Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves Robles unveiled plans days ago to build a new maximum-security prison modelled after El Salvador's controversial CECOT facility, part of his broader tough-on-crime strategy.
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