Group of wild boars dig out cocaine worth £17,000 buried in Tuscany forest

According to reports, the police came to know about the incident after tapping into a telephonic conversation between the alleged drug dealers, who were talking about the boar incident.

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The dealers had hidden their stash to prevent them from being found by the police. However, the boars sniffed and dug it out.

A gang of drug dealers lost cocaine worth around £17,000 after a group of wild boars destroyed their stash which was buried in a forest in Tuscany

The dealers had buried the white powder to hide it from the police. However, the boars sniffed and dug it out.

According to reports, the police came to know about the incident after tapping into a telephonic conversation between the alleged drug dealers, who were talking about the boar incident.

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The police managed to arrest three Albanians and an Italian in connection with the drug smuggling. As per the police, they are suspected of selling drugs to the nightclubs of Arezzo regularly.

Take a look st some of the hilarious reactions to the incident:

Some coke-dealing chaps who lost out
When boars who were sniffing about
Uncovered their loot
And had a good toot
Said “Curses – betrayed by a snout!”https://t.co/aRVcH5LTDZ

— Mick Twister (@twitmericks) November 16, 2019

Wild boars snort £17,000 of cocaine they found hidden in forest | via Metro UK / Remember all that stuff that would happen when pigs fly? Are they high enough now? https://t.co/05eDsQbR4m pic.twitter.com/BdW06Ii4JK

— Tom Bolt (@TomBolt) November 16, 2019

I am telling you #wildboars know how to party. #DaySpa https://t.co/yF1ZJHRdEN

— Dan Day (@DanDayRadio) November 15, 2019

Wild #boar on a somewhat unusual trip in Italy 🇮🇹. They really consume anything, don’t they? ⏩ https://t.co/4mMgMCiAhm

— Vincent ter Beek (@vincenttb) November 15, 2019

Wild boar to other wild boar:
“Have I told you about my screenplay?” https://t.co/VTdeDp0T38

— Christine Rose (@xtine_rose) November 15, 2019

drug taking hogs @knobblymonsters https://t.co/2DlqELhdMc

— Jodie Nesling (@JodieNesling) November 15, 2019

If you go down to the woods today you might get off your face. https://t.co/ARFbIQO2zO

— Welsh Whisperer (@WelshWhisperer) November 15, 2019

Though the wild boars helped the police with an unconventional drug bust, they have become a menace for the farmers in Italy. The animals have caused grave damage to the farmers’ crops and also reportedly responsible for around 10,000 road accident cases every year.