Crime & Public Safety
Customs officials capture pigeon wearing drug-filled backpack
Pigeons are historically known for carrying messages. The birds are now being used to carry more dangerous items.
Customs officials in Kuwait nabbed a pigeon this week that had been fitted with a makeshift backpack filled with pills close to the Iraqi border, according to the BBC.
Shocking images: Traffickers use pigeon to smuggle drugs into #Kuwait https://t.co/yl1Ri2xVHk pic.twitter.com/oFGWwX07N5
— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) May 23, 2017
The bird had a total of 178 pills of ketamine, which is often used as a club drug, the BBC reported.
Customs officials said they are aware of pigeons being used to transport drugs, but “this was the first time they had caught a bird in the act,” according to the BBC.
