Shocking moment prison guards capture CAT smuggling drugs into jail hidden inside two collars

THIS is the wild moment cops prevented a drug-smuggling cat from sneaking narcotics into a Russian prison. The fluffy bandit was caught by officers at a correctional facility in Nizhny Novgorod, western Russia, on July 21. The criminal cat was caught smuggling drugs to a western Russian prison Credit: фсин The cat bandit wore two homemade collars filled with drugs Credit: фсин Crazy video shows officers clutching onto the feline while stripping off two homemade collars packed with drugs. In a classic dogs-versus-cats showdown, sniffer dogs first detected the contraband-carrying-cat moments before it entered the facility. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! Their handlers jumped into action to snatch the cat. Upon removing the collars, officers confirmed their contents were narcotics and confiscated them. The cat was caught trying to enter a Russian prison Credit: фсин The contents of the collars was confirmed as narcotics Credit: Not known, clear with picture desk A translated post by the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia on the messaging app Telegram read: “Criminals used a cat to deliver narcotics to correctional colony No. 17. The staff of the correctional facility found two homemade fabric collars with prohibited substances on the animal. “The mustachioed courier had to sneak in and deliver the illegal package to the convicts. But vigilant officers prevented the attempt to transfer narcotics. “A cynologist with a service dog arrived on the scene, which confirmed the presence of drugs in the collar. “After the seizure of prohibited substances, the employees were convinced that everything was fine with the fluffy intruder, after which he was released.” Most read in The Sun The cat avoided jail time and was released into the wild Credit: фсин The cat was busted at Nizhny Novgorod in Western Russia Credit: Getty Authorities said that the cat underwent a health check and was released back into the wild, just narrowly avoiding prison time. It was not injured during the intervention. Officials did not provide information about the people behind the smuggling attempt or the type of drugs found. Last year a cat in Costa Rica was found trying to enter a prison with crack cocaine taped to its body. Inside two packets strapped to the cat, officers found 235g of marijuana and nearly 70g of crack cocaine paste. More recently a dog was rescued from Ben Nevis after munching on cannabis that had been dumped on the trail. The black lab named Tokyo was scaling Britain’s tallest mountain with owner Christina Bluhme when she began to act strangely. Christina and her poor pooch were halfway towards Ben Nevis’ 4,413ft summit last weekend when Tokyo collapsed and lost consciousness. Horrified dog trainer Christina called Lochaber Mountain rescue and the team carried her 8st 9lb pup on a stretcher to safety. Following the wild ‘trip’, Tokyo made a full recovery the following day. Comment now