UNi cats on “special” mission, an attempt to smuggle a worthy of a noir film, and a Costarican prison that was found at the center of an episode as bizarre as it is revealing. In Costa Rica, A black and white cat was surprised with almost 300 grams of drugs related to the body. It is not the plot of a crime series, but true chronicle: the feline was about to introduce marijuana, heroin and cigarette maps Inside the prison of Pococí. The attempt was foiled in timebut the case opens a disturbing window on increasingly ingenious (and desperate) techniques for the trafficking of drugs behind the bars.
A cat “drug trafficker” in prison
The scene, also taken up on video and shared by Ministry of Justice and Peace CostaRicicanis incredible: a cat climbed on a barbed wire fence with Two packages well fixed on the back. One of the agents in service on a surveillance turret noticed strange gray spots on the animal’s hair, seeing it while he moved stealthily in the area surrounding the prison. The intuition was quick and providential.
“An officer positioned in one of the turrets identified the animal in the green area and immediately given the alarm” reads the Ministry’s declaration. «Thanks to the promptness of the agents who intervened, The cat was captured and the parcels removed, preventing them from reaching their final destination».
The content of the seized load
At the time of capture, the packages contained About 236 grams of marijuana And about 68 grams of a substance identified as crack pastabeyond Two sheets for cigarette maps. After freeing the cat from the load with the help of a pair of scissors, the agents entrusted the animal to Nacional de Salud Animal Servici for a health evaluation. The registration of the incident was also published on social media, e The video quickly went around the worldattracting reactions between the amazed and the incredulous.
The investigation still open on the “Traffician cat”
Costarian authorities are now analyzing the surveillance movies to understand who has orchestrated the attempt to smuggle And above all, who were destined for the packages. Investigators suspect that the animal was issued near the prison with a precise objective, perhaps with the complicity of prisoners inside and someone outside.
It is not the first time that Animals are used for drug trafficking in prisons. Cats, in particular, are often preferred for their agility, independence and ability to go unnoticed.
Animals as vectors in drug trafficking
The case of the “trafficker cat” is not isolated. As underlined by the authorities, The use of trained or attracted animals is increasingly frequentto which small loads of drugs are attached. The criminals take advantage of the natural ability of these animals to move in silence and avoid human interaction to deliver the goods.
In Costa Rica, this strategy is part of a wider picture: The country is facing an escalation of crime linked to drug trafficking. Alone In 2023 they were seized Over 21 tons of cocaineaccording to official data.
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