According to the reports, the man has dual South African and British nationality, and is accused of hiding the drugs in the bottoms of three cat crates with the animals still inside.
The cats were on a flight from O R Tambo International Airport to Heathrow Airport in London.
According to The Star Britain’s National Crime Agency, workers at the Heathrow Animal Reception Centre thought the crates were unusually heavy after the cats were removed.
Officers uncovered a false bottom in the crates where they found the hidden heroin.
The man was arrested and had been charged with importing a class ‘A’ drug into the country.
He appeared in the Uxbridge Magistrate’s Court, where he was not required to enter a plea.
It is unknown when the man had appeared in court, or when he was arrested.
He was remanded in custody and is due to appear in the Isleworth Crown Court next Thursday.
