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Russian sniffer cat killed in alleged contract killing

A Russian sniffer cat used to track down fish smugglers has been run over in a suspected contract killing.

Russian television said Rutsiq the cat was hit by a car in which he had found smuggled sturgeon several years ago.

Rutsiq was originally adopted as a stray at a police check point in the Stavropol region, but he quickly became Russia's only sniffer cat when his ability to find hidden sturgeon was discovered.