Cat detained trying to smuggle mobile phones into Russian prison
Published: 2013 June 05 12:12:49 (5377 Views)
A criminal cat has been detained by police after it was caught attempting to smuggle mobile phones and chargers into a Russian prison.
With a cat's natural athleticism and the agility needed to scale prison walls, picking an easily turned feline seemed like an inspired choice to carry out the illegal operation.
The plot was foiled however, when prison officials spotted the items taped onto the black and white cat's belly as it sat perched on top of a fence.
The prison service said the animal was detained on Friday at the prison near the city of Syktyvkar in the Komi province, around 600 miles north-east of Moscow.
'They have foiled various attempts to smuggle banned objects into Prison Colony Number One before,' said a spokesman for the regional prison service.
'But in the case of the cat, the prison colony is at a loss: nothing like this has happened in the prison's history.'
Despite being caught in the act, it's likely this particular feline will avoid a lengthy spell behind bars.
- Metro
With a cat's natural athleticism and the agility needed to scale prison walls, picking an easily turned feline seemed like an inspired choice to carry out the illegal operation.
The plot was foiled however, when prison officials spotted the items taped onto the black and white cat's belly as it sat perched on top of a fence.
The prison service said the animal was detained on Friday at the prison near the city of Syktyvkar in the Komi province, around 600 miles north-east of Moscow.
'They have foiled various attempts to smuggle banned objects into Prison Colony Number One before,' said a spokesman for the regional prison service.
'But in the case of the cat, the prison colony is at a loss: nothing like this has happened in the prison's history.'
Despite being caught in the act, it's likely this particular feline will avoid a lengthy spell behind bars.
- Metro
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