Drug-Smuggling Pigeon Behind Bars
Bosnian police have impounded a pigeon after discovering prisoners used it to smuggle drugs into one of the country’s highest security jails. Desperation is the key to genius, so it’s not surprising that someone behind bars came up with this ingenious idea. During WW1, homing pigeons were used in espionage and had cameras strapped to their bodies. The Bavarian Pigeon Corp took aerial photos of surrounding districts.
The pigeon had been taken into custody by police, who have launched an investigation aimed at identifying those who had loaded it up with the drugs. The incident had prompted the prison administration to consider closing down a prisoner pigeon-breeding project established in a ward of the jail as part of a rehabilitation program.
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