Cat caught with 80 g of cannabis at Costa Rica's La Reforma prison
Prison officers at the La Reforma complex in San Rafael de Alajuela caught a cat trying to enter the prison with a handmade bag holding 80 grams of cannabis and 190 grams of heroin. Costa Rica's Public Prosecutor's Office opened an investigation into who trained the animal and which smuggling network used it.
🇨🇷 La Reforma prison complex, San Rafael de Alajuela, Alajuela, Costa Rica
Prison officers at the La Reforma prison complex in San Rafael de Alajuela
intercepted a cat as it tried to enter the compound.[1]Officers noticed the
animal wandering round the perimeter with something stuck to its abdomen.[1]After catching it, the guards found it was carrying a small handmade bag with 80
grams of cannabis and 190 grams of heroin.[1]
Costa Rica’s Public Prosecutor’s Office opened an investigation to find who
trained the cat and which smuggling network used it as a prison courier.[1]
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Photo published with the report of the cat caught at the La Reforma prison complex carrying cannabis and heroin in a small handmade bag attached to its body. Photo: CáñamoPhoto details
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