Prison officials in Panama have intercepted a dog caught ferrying letters between inmates. Prison head Andres Gutierrez said the canine courier was stopped at La Joya prison east of Panama City with a note tied to its neck. Weeks after busting a cocaine-toting "narcocat," prison officials in Panama have intercepted a dog caught ferrying letters between inmates, authorities said on Monday. The canine courier was stopped at La Joya prison east of Panama City with a note tied to its neck, said prison head Andres Gutierrez. Panama has some 18,000 inmates in 23 prisons, most of them overcrowded.

Source: News 24 May 11, 2021 11:26 UTC