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Nearly two grams of heroin, two SIM cards and a memory chip were found in a small plastic bag tied around the cat's neck.Published: &nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp;Last Updated:COLOMBO: 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.He said nearly two grams of heroin, two SIM cards and a memory chip were found in a small plastic bag tied around the cat's neck.But it escaped on Sunday from a prison room where it was kept, the Aruna newspaper said.There was no immediate comment from prison authorities.The prison had reported an increase in incidents of&nbsp;people throwing small packets of drugs, cell phones and phone chargers over the walls in recent weeks.Sri Lanka is battling a major drug problem with some anti-narcotics detectives also implicated in selling confiscated drugs.Police last week seized an eagle allegedly used by drug traffickers to distribute narcotics in a suburb of Colombo.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;COLOMBO: 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.He said nearly two grams of heroin, two SIM cards and a memory chip were found in a small plastic bag tied around the cat's neck.But it escaped on Sunday from a prison room where it was kept, the Aruna newspaper said.There was no immediate comment from prison authorities.The prison had reported an increase in incidents of&nbsp;people throwing small packets of drugs, cell phones and phone chargers over the walls in recent weeks.Sri Lanka is battling a major drug problem with some anti-narcotics detectives also implicated in selling confiscated drugs.Police last week seized an eagle allegedly used by drug traffickers to distribute narcotics in a suburb of Colombo.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;OPENIndia Matters: We respect your thoughts and views! But we need to be judicious while moderating your comments. All the comments will be moderated by the newindianexpress.com editorial. Abstain from posting comments that are obscene, defamatory or inflammatory, and do not indulge in personal attacks. Try to avoid outside hyperlinks inside the comment. Help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines.The views expressed in comments published on newindianexpress.com are those of the comment writers alone. They do not represent the views or opinions of newindianexpress.com or its staff, nor do they represent the views or opinions of The New Indian Express Group, or any entity of, or affiliated with, The New Indian Express Group. newindianexpress.com reserves the right to take any or all comments down at any time.

Nearly two grams of heroin, two SIM cards and a memory chip were found in a small plastic bag tied around the cat's neck.Published: &nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp;Last Updated:COLOMBO: 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.He said nearly two grams of heroin, two SIM cards and a memory chip were found in a small plastic bag tied around the cat's neck.But it escaped...

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