Hookers, drugs and cock fights in prison

Hookers, drugs and cock fights in prison

Authorities say a surprise search at a prison inAcapulco, Mexico, prisonnetted two peacocks, 100 fighting cocks, 19 prostitutes and two sacks filled with marijuana.

Police in the Mexican resort city also found dozens of televisions, several bottles of alcohol and knives.

Policemen stand guard inside the prison in Acapulco

Guerrero state spokesman Arturo Martinez says federal and state police searched the prison before dawn onMonday.

Martinez didnt say how the women, birds and the other banned objects got into the prison but he referred to the peacocks as "pets."

The resort city has been plagued by crime since last year when gangs began fighting for control after the arrest of Edgar Valdez Villarreal, also known as "La Barbie."

Cock fighting is popular in parts of Mexico.
Source: AP

Published Nov 9 2011