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It was far from the purr-fect crime.<\/p>\n
A drug-runner’s fluffy white cat was caught trying to smuggle narcotics into a prison in Panama, authorities said.<\/p>\n
The feline felon was carrying the contraband in a pouch tied around its neck when it was stopped outside the Nueva Esperanza Prison in the province of Colon on Friday, AFP reported.<\/p>\n
“The animal had a cloth tied around its neck” that contained wrapped packages of white powder, leaves and “vegetable matter,” said Andres Gutierrez, head of the Panama Penitentiary System.<\/p>\n
The substances were likely cocaine and marijuana, according to another official.<\/p>\n
Local prosecutors said they had opened an investigation into the use of animals for sneaking illegal substances into the Nueva Esperanza facility, which houses more than 1,700 prisoners.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the criminal cat in question will be taken to a pet adoption center, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n
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