Narcotic Smelling Horse Sparks Wild Foot Chase in Texas

In Lubbock this week, a police horse ended up being the star of a pretty strange arrest.

Officers on horseback stopped a man and asked if he had any drugs. One of the cops then said their horse could actually smell narcotics. As soon as the man heard that, he bolted down an alley trying to get away.

Viral Texas Chase After Police Horse Smells Narcotics

The officers chased him on their horses and caught up to him quickly. He was arrested not long after.

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Police haven’t said yet if they actually found drugs, but the whole scene has blown up online because, honestly, how often do you hear about a “drug-sniffing horse”? It’s not every day a horse gets credit for stopping a suspect.

Check out the video below:

@crmnallyobsessed You read that right — a “narcotic-smelling horse” sparked a wild foot chase in Texas. In Lubbock this week, police on horseback approached a man and asked if he had any narcotics. What happened next is going viral — after an officer mentioned that their horse could smell drugs, the suspect immediately took off running down an alley. The mounted officers chased him on horseback and quickly caught up, making the arrest. #truecrime #animalstories ♬ original sound - Criminally Obsessed