Colombia police catch drug-smuggling pigeon

[Tuffdisc]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-12220886

Colombian police say they have captured a carrier pigeon that was being used to smuggle drugs into a prison.

The bird was trying to fly into a jail in the north-eastern city of Bucaramanga with marijuana and cocaine paste strapped to its back, but did not make it.

Police believe the 45g (1.6oz) drug package was too heavy for it.

The bird is now being cared for by the local ecological police unit, officers said.

"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 could not accomplish its mission," said Bucaramanga police commander Jose Angel Mendoza.
Close up of pigeon as policeman tries to take the package off of his back Pigeons have been used before by inmates

"This is a new case of criminal ingenuity."

The pigeon is thought to have been trained by inmates or their accomplices.

Hilariously funny, but stupid of them to use animals

 

[porterjack]

imho smart of them to use animals
stupid of them to overload the animal, greed did them in

 

[freakofnature]

First there was a vulture spy and now this. Freaking birds! :surrender

 

[porterjack]

First there was a vulture spy and now this. Freaking birds! :surrender

i suppose this proves the survival of the fittest theory, some birds have gotten jobs the lazy ones who refuse to work, fall down dead

sorted

 

[Kyle B]

They did the something similiar to a group of dogs once.

 

[Tuffdisc]

I think they watched too many programmes on WW2 when they were using pigeons as messengers

 

[purpledove]

imho smart of them to use animals
stupid of them to overload the animal, greed did them in

Exactamundo :nod:

I think they watched too many programmes on WW2 when they were using pigeons as messengers

Hence it was an ingenuous technique for them to use the pigeon

What prisoners and drug lords are willing to do to have business booming even in prison IF ONLY they would use their smartness for something more productive than destructive eh ? :willy_nilly: :ninja

 

[Tuffdisc]

Exactamundo :nod:



Hence it was an ingenuous technique for them to use the pigeon

What prisoners and drug lords are willing to do to have business booming even in prison IF ONLY they would use their smartness for something more productive than destructive eh ? :willy_nilly: :ninja

I wish that on everyone :thumbup

 

[Dana]

Did they sentence it life?

 

[Tuffdisc]

Did they sentence it life?

Only arrested so far, perhaps they will fry it later :ninja

 

[purpledove]

I wish that on everyone :thumbup

Yeah, I agree with you 100 % on this :thumbup :thumbup

Did they sentence it life?

I was thinking the same way......but is it really the fault of the pigeon in the first place? Wasn't he just used as an INSTRUMENT by the drug lords and prisoners? Some of course might argue for the pigeon- it's animal cruelty, dont you think ? :dunno:

 

[porterjack]

I was thinking the same way......but is it really the fault of the pigeon in the first place? Wasn't he just used as an INSTRUMENT by the drug lords and prisoners? Some of course might argue for the pigeon- it's animal cruelty, dont you think ? :dunno:

i stand to be corrected but i think Dana's question was not serious in nature, if he had used this emoticon that may have been evident

 

[purpledove]

i stand to be corrected but i think Dana's question was not serious in nature, if he had used this emoticon that may have been evident

I knew he wasn't serious.......:24: :24:

It just came to my weird mind- that maybe they will sentence the pigeon - who knows ? Sorry for my weirdness, inconclusivity and wild imagination That was tapped apparently by Dana's Qn :willy_nilly:

 

[Kyle B]

Did they sentence it life?

In Singapore

Drug possesion = Death penalty

 

[Dana]

In Singapore

Drug possesion = Death penalty

Mmm crispy pigeon.

 

[edgray]

The pigeon is thought to have been trained by inmates or their accomplices.

Really? They aren't considering that the pigeon might simply have offered?

 

[Guyzerr]

i stand to be corrected but i think Dana's question was not serious in nature, if he had used this emoticon that may have been evident

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