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'Jailbird' ruffles feathers in Colombia
Apr 15 -- A carrier pigeon in Colombia gave new meaning to the term "jailbird" when officials discovered that it was trying to smuggle cell phone parts into a high-security prison, a news report said.
15 de abril de 2009
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The bird was carrying the contraband on its back in a little suitcase, the Caracol news outlet said Monday.
Heavy rains prevented the plumed smuggler from entering the prison in north central Colombia, said the police chief in Boyaca state, Juan Carlos Polania.
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