A black and white cat has been picked up by guards at a prison in Costa Rica and found to be carrying some hefty contraband.

The Public Security Ministry said it had never recorded another seizure of the animals, whicgh are a non-native species in Costa Rica.

The justice ministry shared a video of the cat, which was carrying over 230 grams of marijuana and 67 grams of crack cocaine.

Video has emerged showing Costa Rican prison officials catching a cat with packages of illegal drugs strapped to its body.

Costa Rican police seized five capybaras, crack cocaine and marijuana after chasing down a fleeing vehicle on a highway along the Central American country’s Pacific coast on Thursday.The large rodents ...