Pigeon caught smuggling cellphone into jail

Wednesday, February 15, 2017
FRANCO DA ROCHA, Brazil (KTRK) -- A pigeon in Brazil was busted for trying to smuggle a very sought-after item into a prison.

Guards at the Franco da Rocha prison caught a pigeon with a cellphone attached to its body. Officials say the bird was trying to deliver the phone to inmates.
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The guards noticed that some of the inmates were trying to catch the pigeon. Then, one of the guards found a small pouch that contained a cellphone and battery.

There's no word on who actually tried to smuggle in the phone.
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A similar incident was reported in August of 2016 at a prison in Colombia. The pigeon was caught with the phone attached to its back.
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