Police persecution in Costa Rica ends with cocaine seizures, marijuana, knives and 5 mass rodents

The Costa Rican police confiscated cocaine crack, marijuana and five capibaras, the largest rodents in the world, after pursuing a vehicle that flees on a road along the Pacific coast of the Central American country on Thursday.

The massive rodents are a semi -communicated South American relative of the Indian bunny and are having a moment on social platforms. But they are not native to Costa Rica, and the Ministry of Public Security said Thursday that possessing, transporting them or traffic them is illegal. The agency said he had never registered another convulsion of animals.

The agency launched videos and images of the creatures that were taken in a box.

Two men in the vehicle, who had a criminal record, were arrested.

“The police action was important and shows the concurrence in which the drug world coincides with the introduction of non -native species,” said Security Minister Mario Zamora.

The authorities said that, in addition to animals and drugs, plastic knives and spurs were seized.

The Capybaras were delivered to the National System of Conservation Areas to be evaluated by veterinarians. As a non -native species, they cannot be released in Costa Rica to be taken to a shelter for environmental education and conservation programs.

“This is the first registered case of illegal traffic in Capybara in Costa Rica, which marks a milestone in the fight against illegal wildlife,” said the Ministry of Public Security in a statement.

According to WWF, the average size of Capybaras is approximately 108 pounds, or approximately the size of an adult wolf. The capibaras have feet and nostrils in the head, which helps them swim fast and remain mostly submerged for long periods of time.

The unusual drug bust in Costa Rica arrives a few days after prison guards in the country intercepted a Drug Cemetery Cat While jumped on the fence of the periphery at night with marijuana and crack attached to his body.

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