Cat “smuggling” heroin & other contraband into prison captured

Cat “smuggling” heroin & other contraband into prison captured

August 1, 2020   09:05 pm

Prison officers have captured a cat near the Welikada Magazine Prison in Colombo with some contraband tied around its neck.

The Department of Prisons said 1.7g of heroin, 02 SIM cards and a memory chip were seized from the miniature pouch found from the cat. 

The cat was captured acting on information received by the intelligence officers attached to the prison.

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