Brazilian cat caught in prison break plot doesn’t rat on accomplices!

ALAGOAS, Brazil (PNN) - January 7, 2013 - A cat has been caught in a Brazilian prison for delivering materials that would help the inmates escape incarceration.

Inventive convicts in Alagoas jail in northeastern Brazil trained a friendly feline to deliver mobile phones and tools needed for tunnelling strapped to its body.

“An agent saw the cat and went to look at it closely because something about it seemed wrong,” said Marcelo Avelino, the head of the prison guards’ union.

The cat, which was often noticed by guards going in and out of the compound, was caught with saw blades and a drill, along with a cell phone complete with battery and charger, Avelino added.

Prison wardens were surprised by the wit of the animal and the keen tactics of the inmates.

All of the compound’s 263 inmates are suspects in the smuggling attempt, but authorities say “it will be hard to discover who is responsible since the cat does not speak.”