Police catch a pigeon with 200 ecstasy pills hidden on its back

Authorities have caught a pigeon trying to smuggle 178 ecstasy pills from Iraq to Kuwait, in this little hand-stitched backpack. Using carrier pigeons as a way to smuggle drugs like cocaine and ecstasy across borders is being used more and more lately. That’s because of their ability to fly around 150km without stopping and being able to carry roughly 10 percent of their body weight.