Police in Colombia have detained a pigeon that was allegedly transporting marijuana to a nearby prison.  Apparently some drug barons had strapped a package to its back and released the desperate little guy into the air, hoping that he would fly over the penitentiary wall into the open arms of some prisoners who were in desperate need of a joint.

But this little fairytale doesn’t have a happy ending.  As the pigeon, being a rather dainty and inexperienced drug courier, found the 1.6 ounce package too heavy and was subsequently spotted by the authorities as he flapped for his life.

Colombian drug cartels are notorious for these kind of creative techniques, in the past they’ve even used parrots as lookouts.  Which begs the question, how could they make such an amateur mistake?  Pigeons can’t be trusted with such a task.

When in doubt you always go to the trusted neighbourhood Hadeda.  I mean, do you realize how much marijuana you could pack on one of those bad boys?

[Soure: Dailymail]