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Pigeon caught carrying drugs in bag attached to back

Pigeon 'caught carrying large stash of drugs in miniature backpack

A pigeon was found carrying drugs in a small bag attached to its back in Kuwait, British media reported, quoting a Kuwaiti newspaper. Customs officials captured the bird, found to be carrying 178 pills, near the customs building close to the border with Iraq.

The Kuwaiti newspaper al-Rai said the drugs were a form of ketamine, used as an illegal drug.

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