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Bodycam video: Raccoon found with meth pipe during Ohio traffic stop

‘The raccoon is playing with her meth pipe! He’s trying to smoke it!’

SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ohio – Police have released bodycam footage of a pet raccoon with a meth pipe found during a traffic stop in Ohio.

Background: Raccoon with meth pipe found in Ohio during traffic stop

It happened May 5 in Springfield Township, a suburb of Cincinnati. According to authorities, a traffic stop was initiated on a driver with a suspended license.

As she was being detained, the officer found a raccoon named Chewy sitting in the car with a meth pipe in its mouth. After the officer took the pipe from Chewy, the raccoon reportedly took out a second meth pipe, causing the police officer to laugh.

Police said the searched the vehicle and found a large amount of methamphetamine, crack cocaine and three glass meth pipes.

Bodycam footage of the traffic stop can be watched in the video player above.

The driver, 55-year-old Victora Vidal, was charged with possession of drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia and was cited for driving with a suspended license. She reportedly had the proper paperwork and documentation to own Chewy, who was unharmed.

A pet raccoon named Chewy was found with a meth pipe during a May 5, 2025 traffic stop in Ohio. (WDIV)

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