Editing Smuggling (section)

====Cats====
Another way smugglers have used to transport contraband on multiple occasions is [[cats]]. Usually the cats are used to sneak drugs into [[prisons]], where [[prison gangs]] can then sell the drugs to other inmates.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.newsweek.com/cat-caught-smuggling-drugs-panama-prison-1586113 | title=Cat caught smuggling drugs into Panama prison | website=[[Newsweek]] | date=23 April 2021 }}</ref> Often a smuggler from the outside will attach small amounts of drugs to a cat and then the cat will either be lured inside the prison by inmates with cat treats or the cat might be trained to enter the prison. In addition to drugs, cats have also been used to smuggle other kinds of contraband into prison such as [[Mobile phones in prison|cellphones]], tools, batteries and phone chargers.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2013/10/21/239010848/these-cats-are-mules-kitties-smuggle-goods-into-prisons | title=These Cats Are Mules: Kitties Smuggle Goods into Prisons | website=NPR | date=21 October 2013 | last1=Memmott | first1=Mark }}</ref> The reason why cats can make good drug couriers is due to the fact that felines are naturally stealthy animals and because the prison guards are often less likely to suspect that contraband might be on a cat.