A pigeon carrying 1.6 ounces of marijuana into the prison in Bucaramanga, situated to the northeast of Colombia got caught by the security guards because the load was too heavy for it and it was having difficulties in flying.
The pigeon was attempting to fly into the prison with 1.6 ounces of the drug attached to its body. However, the flight plan was thwarted because of the illegal excess luggage – and two policemen were able to catch the bird as it flapped helplessly near a house.
“This is a new case of criminal ingenuity,” General Jose Angel Mendoza, Commander of Bucaramanga Metropolitan Police, said.
“They were trying to smuggle drugs into Bucaramanga prison by using messenger pigeons,” he said. Colombian drug gangs have used unusual techniques before – including a parrot trained to act as a lookout.
Police found the bird with a white paper package strapped to its back. “We found the bird about a block away from the prison trying to fly over with a package,” General Mendoza said. “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.”
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