Cat caught smuggling items into Brazilian prison

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A penitentiary agent holds a cat with a package of tools and a mobile phone taped to its body at Luiz de Oliveira Souza prison in Arapiraca, Alagoas, Brazil. Brazilian authorities captured the cat, which was entering the prison with a saw, bits for hand drills, a mobile phone, batteries and a charger. The cat belonged to the prisoners and was frequently taken by relatives to their homes, returning to the prison on its own.

Alagoas state prisons spokeswoman Cinthya Moreno says that the cat was caught New Year's Eve at the medium-security prison in the city of Arapiraca.

The O Estado de S. Paulo newspaper reported Saturday that all of the prison's 263 inmates are suspects in the smuggling attempt, though it says a prison spokesman said, "It will be hard to discover who is responsible since the cat does not speak."

-- Reported by the Associated Press

Items retrieved from the cat are displayed by authorities.

A cat slipped into a prison in Brazil but was intercepted by prison officials, who found drill bits, a saw and other items taped to its body. TODAY's Jenna Wolfe reports.

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Rosey269

I am pretty sure the cat didn't plan this. Think they could ease up on his neck?

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#1 - Mon Jan 7, 2013 4:26 PM EST

Optimist-2618173

The smart thing to do would have been to put surveillance on the cat and see who gets to it. Unfortunately, I doubt anyone has ever accused prison officials of intelligence.