A pigeon smuggling cocaine and cannabis into a prison in Costa Rica has been caught by guards.
The bird was seen landing in the central concourse of the medium security La Reforma jail, in San Rafael de Alajuela, where it was taken into custody.
The drugs were contained in a small zipped up pouch strapped to the animals chest.
About 14g of cocaine and at least the same amount of cannabis were inside wrapped in plastic.
Costa Rica's Ministry of Justice and Peace released the animal's mugshot under the headline caption "narcopaloma", meaning "drugs dove", and listing the date of the animals detention.
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Realidad7 reported the drugs had a street value of around £180 ($281).
Prison officials said they believe the drugs were destined for use by an inmate who may have trained the pigeon to act as a courier.
Director of the Penitentiary Police, Paul Bertozzi, told Spanish news agency Efe that it showed the need to be vigilant.
"Drug traffickers are using unimaginable ways to achieve their macabre atrocities," he said.
"This (use of a pigeon) is nothing new. In the past (the traffickers) have used cats and dogs to pass drugs to prisoners. Now it seems they are using pigeons to carry in their wares from the outside."
Although it is the first time the Costa Rican authorities said they had come across the practice, it has previously been reported in Argentina in 2013 and Colombia in 2011.
The pigeon was later taken to a zoo where it was expected to remain behind the bars of a cage.
Biologist Oscar Ramirez told Realidad7 that pigeons can be trained to travel several miles with small loads.
During the Second World War, more than 250,000 homing pigeons were used to transport messages between front line Allied troops and top brass, according to the Royal Pigeon Racing Association

where is the pigeon?

Mehn!!! There must always be a way

Lol

keacy:
where is the pigeon?

See it now

Ingenious

Awon criminal eyinbo yi ti sinwin o

if I hear

ok

For the level of ingenuity displayed, the inmate who owns and trained the pigeon should be given free one year supply of drugs

Lalasticlala com and c ohhh!

baddest

Sprit of lie in naija blogger out# (in tb Joshua voice)

This is cool! Criminals operating @next level. NPF please wake up

The last I heard was Drug cartels using drones to move drugs into the prisons in America.

This is crazy!

0mo una sure say diz 1 na ordinary bird?? Me think na 1 foolish maga kuku change to pigeon

Pigeon wey get belly pocket Abi na cloth it wear so

This one na Man Made Pigeon!

The Hustle is real.

Jail dat pigeon in our 9ja prison ma hear say sufferness no go unmask the bird

The pigeon deserves Oscar award.

if Na 9ja dem for say person don turn to bird

Hehe..
Smart barons.
Any way to get the high

Mission impossible style

Stephansmily:
Juju don cross border






Abeg depot am

Smallie, no be juju. Pigeons have been used as messengers even before our parents were born. Someone is just reinventing the past while putting a shady twist to it, that's all.

omenka:
Smallie, no be juju. Pigeons have been used as messengers even before our parents were born. Someone is just reinventing the past while putting a shady twist to it, that's all.

Noted!

Una don steal my post.

omenka:
Smallie, no be juju. Pigeons have been used as messengers even before our parents were born. Someone is just reinventing the past while putting a shady twist to it, that's all.

He is only exhibiting a typical trait of excusing his ignorance with his "juju" beliefs.

omenka:
Smallie, no be juju. Pigeons have been used as messengers even before our parents were born. Someone is just reinventing the past while putting a shady twist to it, that's all.

Noted!



Bt..whoz 'smallie'



Guy I fit born u oh

Stephansmily:



Noted!


Bt..whoz 'smallie'


Guy I fit born u oh

Na wa oo!! This world don spoil patapata.

I love pigeons, so cute