A group of feral pigs is to blame for a bit of upset in an Italian drug gang after the animals found and destroyed more than $22,000 worth of cocaine that had been stashed in a forest in Tuscany. The gang, which is said to have consisted of three Albanians and one Italian according to The Local, used the woodland near Montepulciano to hide the illegal substance, not realizing that wild boar roamed the area.
- Police found out about the destruction after listening to a call. As part of an operation to bring down the drug gang following the killing of a 21-year-old Albanian in May of last year, officials overheard members complaining about all the damage done to their stash by the feral pigs. Uh oh!
- The suspects had already sold more than 2 kg of cocaine before they were caught. Police believe the drugs came from Perugia before being distributed in the Tuscan cities of Arezzo, Sienna, and even further away.
- All four suspects were arrested following the call. They all faced drug charges, according to Il Tirreno, and two members were sent to prison while the other two were put on house arrest. It’s unclear how long their respective sentences were or if they are still awaiting trial.
- No one seems to know what became of the wild boar. While it’s unlikely that feral pigs decided to actually “take” the cocaine, you having to imagine that they would have ingested some in the process of exploring and then destroying the packages. That can’t have been good, though there were no reports of any dead pigs lying around the forest (if anyone even went to check). However, I doubt they’re the only wildlife in the area, so we can only hope the rest of the animals are all okay after being exposed to the substances.
