<p><br /> Police in Colombia have captured a drug-smuggling pigeon being used by inmates at a prison to transport their stash.<br /> </p><p><br /> The pigeon was en route to a prison in Bucaramanga, in the country's north-east, before it was caught carrying 45 grams of marijuana attached to its body.<br /> </p><p><br /> General Jose Angel Mendoza, Commander of Bucaramanga Metropolitan Police said: "This is a new case of criminal ingenuity. They were trying to smuggle drugs into Bucaramanga prison by using messenger pigeons."<br /> </p><p><br /> "We found the bird about a block away from the prison trying to fly over with a package, but due to the excess weight it was impossible for the bird to accomplish the objective and it ended up being caught by the police," he added.<br /> </p><p><br /> Police have confirmed that carrier pigeons have also been used to transport mobile phone sim cards to inmates in the past.<br /> </p>
