POLICE in Argentina have managed to shoot down a so-called "narco-pigeon" which was delivering drugs to one of the country's prisons.
According to the BBC, the bird was spotted flying into the grounds of the jail in Santa Rosa, and was shot because of suspicion it was involved in smuggling.
The police officers found it was carrying a birdy backpack containing marijuana, sedatives and a USB drive.
Earlier this year customs officials in Kuwait managed to apprehend a pigeon carrying 178 ketamine pills (pictured below) across the border with Iraq.
Texan pharmacies concerned about armed robberies now have a further worry, after citizens in the state were this week given the right to carry swords in public.
The new legislation allows the carriage of blades longer than 14cm in the streets - including Bowie knives, daggers, dirks, throwing knives, stilettos, poniards, machetes and spears.
However anti-knife groups are welcoming the good news that some places are still restricted, with the weaponry banned from bars and restaurants, schools, universities, airports, racetracks, sporting events, hospitals, nursing homes, amusement parks and places of worship.
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