Cat who was caught for smuggling drugs and SIM cards escapes from Colombo jail

A cat that was detained at Sri Lanka's main prison while allegedly trying to smuggle drugs and cell phone SIM cards has escaped from prison according to reports in the media.According to a police official, nearly two grams of heroin, a memory chip, and two SIM cards were found in a small plastic bag that was tied around the cat's neck. However, it escaped from the prison room where it was contained on Saturday, a report by Aruna newspaper said. The feline was detected by jail intelligence officials on Saturday at the high-security Welikada Prison, a police official said.

In recent weeks, the Welikada prison had reported an increase in incidents of people throwing small packets of drugs, mobile phones, and chargers of the walls.The incident comes at a time when Sri Lanka is facing a major drug problem. Recently, some anti-narcotics detectives in the country were implicated in selling confiscated drugs, reported AFP. There was no immediate comment from prison authorities. Prior to the cat incident, police in Sri Lanka seized an eagle that was allegedly being used by drug traffickers to distribute narcotics in a suburb of Colombo.