Iranian police seize carrier pigeons used to smuggle drugs

Police in western Iran have seized 100 carrier pigeons used to smuggle drugs. Anti-narcotics officers seized homing pigeons trained for delivering drugs carried in small blue plastic bags attached to their legs, the Irna state news agency reported. According to Irna, the use of birds to transport recreational substances is unprecedented. A young population and an abundance of cheap, addictive substances, many coming over the border from Afghanistan, pose a twin challenged to Iranian authorities. Read more HERE.