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.