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Detained 'drug smuggler' cat escapes Sri Lanka prison

A prison officer shows off a cat detained while entering the high-security Welikada Prison in Colombo with drugs and cell phone SIM cards. The cat later escaped. [Photo: AFP]

A cat detained at Sri Lanka's main prison while allegedly trying to smuggle drugs and cell phone SIM cards has escaped, media reports said Monday.

The feline was detected by jail intelligence officials on Saturday at the high-security Welikada Prison, a police official said.

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