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Drug smuggling pigeon caught

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Police in Columbia have caught a drug smuggling pigeon after the weight of the drugs loaded onto its back forced it to be grounded before it reached its final destination, a prison in Bucaramanga, north-east Colombia. Police found the bird flapping in vain a block away from the prison.  They discovered that the pigeon had 1.6 ounces of marijuana, taped to its back.

Drug smuggling pigeon caught

Commander of Bucaramanga Metropolitan Police, General Jose Angel Mendoza, said of the animal accomplice: “This is a new case of criminal ingenuity. They were trying to smuggle drugs into Bucaramanga prison by using messenger pigeons.  We found the bird about a block away from the prison trying to fly over with a package, but due to the excess weight it was impossible for the bird to accomplish the objective and it ended up being caught by the police.”

Local authorities also state that this isn’t the first time that pigeons have been used to smuggle items into the prison, in the past they have flown in mobile phone sim cards.

Picture courtesy of Aurelijus Valeisa

13 Comments

  • what did they do with the pigeon? do they know where it came from?
    selena wrote on 21st January 2011
  • how would they have trained the pigeon to fly with all that weight the distance it went? That's a really weird story.
    Kieran wrote on 26th January 2011
  • This is shocking. I had no idea that they used pigeons to do things like that. It goes to say what crazy things prison mates would do to get the drugs. What i don't understand is how does a pigeons know where to stop.
    Nay'nay wrote on 26th January 2011
  • did they place the pigeon in prison as well?
    pat wrote on 19th February 2011
  • Did they pay the pigeon for taking that stuff?
    sergio wrote on 1st March 2011
  • lol mybe the Pegion is in Akziban
    Vuyiswa Maseko wrote on 1st April 2011
  • Thats so strange ave seen pigeons delivering mails once to my neighbour but for this case if it was done daily then thats black magic coz you cant train a bird to that extent..al tyr it tommorrow and see...
    okello mike wrote on 23rd April 2011
  • if only that was a pegion GTI or maybe superchiped ;)
    chris wrote on 27th April 2011
  • Woa. this is shocking and very cunning and smart. im not saying dat this is gud but WELL DONE! lol
    SHAD wrote on 30th April 2011
  • Just think of all the pigeons wandering around london.. lost on way to who knows where?!
    Teresa wrote on 9th May 2011
  • did the police punished the pigeon after caught....?
    Dinesh wrote on 9th June 2011
  • Impressive, But not TOO much.
    sw33yz wrote on 23rd June 2011
  • lol, the dealers have turn the poor pigeon to a convict. If this bird is set free, its likely deliveries will continue... hahahahah..
    Kcasmir wrote on 17th July 2011

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