A cat has been detained in the grounds of a jail in Brazil with contraband goods for prisoners strapped to its body with tape.
The incident took place at a jail in Arapiraca city, Alagoas state. The white cat was apprehended crossing the main prison gate.
The guards saw the cat walking toward them with tape wrapped around its back and stomach. When they looked closer they saw the cat was carrying a range of items.
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The confiscated items included drill bits, a memory card, a mobile phone, a charger and batteries, plus earphones.
Officials said the items could be used to effect a means of escape or for communicating with criminals on the outside.
A prison spokesperson was quoted by a local paper as saying, “It’s tough to find out who’s responsible for the action as the cat doesn’t speak.”
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All 263 detainees in the prison are considered suspects in the plot, which is being investigated by local police. The cat was taken to a local animal center.
(Liberty Times)
一隻貓身上用膠帶綁著要送給囚犯的違禁品，在巴西一座監獄內遭到拘押。
這起事件發生在阿拉戈阿斯州阿拉皮拉卡市一座監獄。這隻白貓在穿過監獄大門時被逮捕。
當時獄警看見這隻白貓走向他們，牠的背、腹部纏著膠帶。當他們更近一點看時，發現這隻貓帶著一些物品。
被查獲的物品包括鑽頭、一張記憶卡、一支手機、一具充電器和電池，還有耳機。
官員說，這些物品可能用於實行一種逃獄手段，或聯絡監獄外的罪犯。
當地一家報紙引述監獄發言人說法報導，「由於貓無法說話，很難揪出誰要為這個行動負責」。
這座監獄監禁的所有兩百六十三名受刑人都被視為這起陰謀的嫌疑人，本案正由當地警方調查。這隻貓則被送到當地動物收容中心。
（自由時報／翻譯：管淑平）
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