This is the disgusting moment a drug-addicted prisoner willingly eats three live cockroaches from an empty Pringles can in exchange for the synthetic drug Spice.
The video shows a circle of incarcerated men encouraging the inmate to down the filthy insects, which are squirming about in a small crisps can.
The prisoners chant ‘chew, chew’ as the man tips the can back, downing the bugs.
The sick prank is said to be in exchange for the zombie drug Spice and is believed to have been filmed at a Liverpool prison last summer.
This is the disgusting moment a drug-addicted prisoner willingly eats three live cockroaches from an empty Pringles can in exchange for the synthetic drug Spice
He then proudly sticks out his tongue after polishing off the live bugs, as he is met with cheers from the other men
The 42-second clip begins by showing a man appearing to hold a suspicious cigarette, believed to be Spice, in one hand and the bug-filled can in the other.
One of the inmates says there’s three ‘cookies’ – slang for cockroach – for him to eat.
Other prisoners voice their disgust yelling out ‘sick bruv’, or egg the man on, shouting ‘yeah man’, before his disgusting snack.
It appears that one inmate puts a substance in the drug addict’s hand before he takes the can and knocks it back – chewing on the crunchy pests as he dances around.
He then proudly sticks out his tongue after polishing off the live bugs and is met with cheers from the other men.
The video is believed to have been filmed at HMP Walton in Liverpool and was posted on Instagram, with the caption ‘Spicehead in UK prison eats cockroaches for spice’
The video is believed to have been filmed at HMP Walton in Liverpool and was posted on Instagram, with the caption ‘Spicehead in UK prison eats cockroaches for spice.’
At the time, it was viewed more than 40,000 times.
A Prison Service Spokesperson told the Sun: ‘This behaviour is completely unacceptable and we are working to get the content removed from social media.
‘We are committed to making prisons places of safety and reform and those who break the rules will be punished and can face extra time behind bars.’