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Police in Argentina Confiscate Drug Ring’s Narco-Pigeons

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W 082313 WhiteDove?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1377286431485Carlina Teteris/Getty Images(BUENOS AIRES, Argentina) — Drug laws seem to constantly push narcotics traffickers to new heights of creativity. The latest example is the use of pigeons as marijuana carriers.

In Buenos Aires, Argentina, a small-time group of dope dealers trained two white doves to carry pot from a safehouse where they were growing the stuff to a building where they were selling it to distributors.

Argentine police busted the group earlier this week and confiscated their pigeons. Officials said that the birds carried up to 13 grams of weed in each flight, in small pouches tied around their necks.

Police also said that, because the distance between both buildings was short, these carrier pigeons could actually ship substantial amounts of weed every day.

“We talked to pigeon trainers and they told us that these pigeons were capable of making up to 20 trips per day,” Nesto Larrauri, a police chief in Buenos Aires told journalists. “With pigeons they could ship their drugs without taking any risks.”

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