The pigeon transports 200 ecstasy pills

Kuwaiti police caught a pigeon transporting 200 synthetic drug tablets in a small pouch on his back.

The drug bag on the back of the dove.(Photo: Al Arabiya).

The Kuwaiti police have warned of a new way of transporting drugs by criminals, after catching a pigeon carrying 200 pills of ecstasy, reported Al Arabiya on May 23.

Photos by the Kuwaiti police announced that the pigeon wore a small pouch of drugs on the back. It is said to have originated in Iraq and was followed on the way to Kuwait.

The bird was caught while flying around the building of the Kuwait General Department of Customs. The fate of this pigeon is unknown after being arrested.

The dove was used to deliver correspondence from a distance of the 12th century. They can travel about 160 km. Initially pigeons can only transfer information one way, but after the training process, they can transfer information back and forth several times a day.