Don't tell me...
He was trying to gather funds to mount a coooo...
Costa Rican prison authorities have thwarted a cunning attempt to smuggle drugs into chokey via carrier pigeon, CNN reports (in Spanish). An officer at the La Reforma penitentiary, on the outskirts of the Costa Rican capital San José, became suspicious of the bird and detained the winged narcotic messenger after luring it with …
"Now they just need follow the money trail and find the narcopaloma's banker"
Costa Rican authorities are reported to be on the lookout for several alleged accomplices of the captured narco-pigeon:-
- One Richard Dastardly, who was seen in the area repeatedly shouting 'Stop that pigeon.'
- One vicious canine of unknown pedigree answering to the name of 'Muttley'.
- One well-manicured female with a southern US accent answering to the name of 'Penelope'.
- An unscrupulous group of gangsters rumoured to be the much feared 'Ant Hill Mob'.
Police have warned that these dangerous suspects should not be approached under any circumstances, especially if driving a motor vehicle...
black melanistic pigeons are believed to have an evolutionary breeding advantage: the black colour keeps them warmer and allows them to have an extended breeding season, In the UK its common to see melanistic pigeons breeding in mid-winter.
More interestingly, did the pigeon talk when arrested? Is it a stool-pigeon?