Police found a raccoon with a meth pipe in its mouth after its owner was arrested on an active Monday, leading to even more charges, according to police.
On Monday, an officer with the Springfield Township Police Department made a traffic stop that would lead to a shocking discovery.
"While our officers are trained to expect the unexpected, finding a raccoon holding a meth pipe is a first!" wrote the Springfield Township Police Department on Facebook. "No raccoons were hurt or injured in this incident."
Chewy the raccoon's owner, Victoria Vidal, 55, was arrested in Springfield Township, Ohio, around 15 miles north of Cincinnati, after a traffic stop led to police discovering that she was driving with an active warrant and suspended license, according to a post made to the Springfield Township Police Department's Facebook.
However, that wasn't the unusual part of this story.
When an officer returned to the car after Vidal's arrest, he found Chewy in the driver's seat of Vidal's car, "with a meth pipe in its mouth," the Facebook post said.
"Chewy had somehow gotten hold of a glass methamphetamine pipe, leading officers to further inspect the vehicle," according to the police department.
The discovery led police to investigate and search the car, where they found drugs and pipes.
A search revealed the following were in the car, according to police:
The discovery of the raccoon led to Vidal receiving multiple charges, including third-degree felony possession of drugs and three counts of possession of drug paraphernalia, according to police. Vidal was also cited for driving under suspension.
"Additional charges related to crack cocaine possession will be presented at Grand Jury pending BCI lab results," police said.
Vidal was handed over to another police department, the Cuyahoga Falls Police, on her active warrant.
Chewy the raccoon was unharmed, and police determined that Vidal did have the proper documentation needed to own the raccoon.
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