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08-26-2009, 09:02 AM
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Greetings fellow Bizarros:
When most people think of Peru they think of tropical rain
forests, the Andes mountains, the ancient Incas, gold mines
and fish meal (one of their major exports in case you never
read Wikipedia).
What most people don’t think of is surgically implanted drug
turkeys. However, since drugs are another major export of
Peru, the Peruvians have to be pretty innovative about how
they get them out of the country. Enter the turkeys.
Recently, Peruvian police expecting to find a shipment of
cocaine hidden in a crate holding two live turkeys were
surprised to discover the drug surgically implanted inside
the birds.
Acting on a tip, officers stopped a bus outside the city of
Tarapoto in the central jungle state of San Martin.
Police were puzzled when they found the turkeys in the crate,
but didn’t find the cocaine. They then noticed that the two
turkeys were bloated. Lifting up the feathers of the bird, in
the chest area, police detected a handmade seam.
A veterinarian extracted 11 oval-shaped plastic capsules
containing 1.9 kilograms of cocaine from one turkey and 17
capsules with 2.9 kilograms from the other.
That’s nearly 11 pounds of drugs!
Gangs often use human couriers who swallow cocaine to sneak
it across borders but it is unusual to use animals. In
2005, Colombian police found a total of 3 kilograms of
heroin sewn into the bellies of six puppies during a raid
on a veterinarian clinic.
You’ll be happy to know both turkeys survived the removal.
Bizarrely,
Lewis
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+————– Bizarre September Holidays —————-+
September 1 is Emma M. Nutt Day
September 2 is National Beheading Day
September 3 is Skyscraper Day
September 4 is Newspaper Carrier Day
September 5 is Be Late For Something Day
September 6 is Fight Procrastination Day
September 7 is Neither Rain Nor Snow Day
September 8 is National Date Nut Bread Day and Pardon Day
September 9 is Teddy Bear Day
September 10 is Swap Ideas Day
***
———— Mayor suspected in undie thefts ————–
PREESALL, England - Police in Britain have arrested a
town’s mayor on suspicion of stealing women’s under-
garments from multiple homes. Lancashire Police said
Preesall, England, Mayor Ian Stafford, 58, was found
to have a collection of “stolen knickers” in his home
after several female residents of Preesall complained
of intimate apparel disappearing from their homes,
The Sun reported. Investigators said one woman used a
security camera to record a male suspect in the act of
rifling through her drawers, putting on her underwear
and performing a sex act. A town spokesman said Stafford
has resigned as mayor.
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———- Car at repair shop had goat in trunk ————
WINONA, Minn. - Authorities in Minnesota said a goat found
in the trunk of a woman’s car when she took it to a repair
shop has been placed in the care of a veterinarian. James
Prusci, an auto repairman with Tires Plus in Winona, said
a woman came into the store just before noon Friday and
informed him there was a live goat in her trunk, the Winona
Daily News reported. Prusci said the woman told him she
planned to butcher the animal but her car broke down en
route to St. Paul, Minn. Workers heard the goal crying in
the trunk. The goat was painted the Minnesota Vikings
colors, purple and gold, and had the No. 4 — Vikings
newcomer Brett Favre’s number — shaved into its side,
Prusci said. The mechanic said he called animal control
and a vehicle from the service arrived with two police
cars as the woman was preparing to drive away. Winona
Police Sgt. Chris Nelson said the goat was placed in the
care of a veterinarian. He did not say whether the woman
or a man who was waiting for her outside of the repair
shop was cited.
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———– Man walks 18 miles on broken glass ————-
HORSFORTH, England - A British man said he set a world
record and raised money for a children’s charity during
his 18-mile walk on broken glass. Nigel Jardine, 56, of
Leeds, England, broke the record for walking on glass in
a single hour by traveling 1,159 yards in that time, best-
ing the previous record of about 1,050 yards, The Daily
Telegraph reported. Jardine said he traveled the full
18 miles in 27 1/2 hours, with five minute breaks every
hour for drinks, the bathroom and quick naps. The sports
coach said his accomplishment, carried out at the Bageecha
restaurant in Horsforth, England, raised money for Action
for Children. He said he picked the charity because he had
been abused mentally and physically as a child. “I’m used
to walking on broken glass but I suppose the customers at
the restaurant weren’t used to watching someone do it as
they tucked into their meals,” Jardine said.
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Greetings fellow Bizarros:
When most people think of Peru they think of tropical rain
forests, the Andes mountains, the ancient Incas, gold mines
and fish meal (one of their major exports in case you never
read Wikipedia).
What most people don’t think of is surgically implanted drug
turkeys. However, since drugs are another major export of
Peru, the Peruvians have to be pretty innovative about how
they get them out of the country. Enter the turkeys.
Recently, Peruvian police expecting to find a shipment of
cocaine hidden in a crate holding two live turkeys were
surprised to discover the drug surgically implanted inside
the birds.
Acting on a tip, officers stopped a bus outside the city of
Tarapoto in the central jungle state of San Martin.
Police were puzzled when they found the turkeys in the crate,
but didn’t find the cocaine. They then noticed that the two
turkeys were bloated. Lifting up the feathers of the bird, in
the chest area, police detected a handmade seam.
A veterinarian extracted 11 oval-shaped plastic capsules
containing 1.9 kilograms of cocaine from one turkey and 17
capsules with 2.9 kilograms from the other.
That’s nearly 11 pounds of drugs!
Gangs often use human couriers who swallow cocaine to sneak
it across borders but it is unusual to use animals. In
2005, Colombian police found a total of 3 kilograms of
heroin sewn into the bellies of six puppies during a raid
on a veterinarian clinic.
You’ll be happy to know both turkeys survived the removal.
Bizarrely,
Lewis
————————————————————
+————– Bizarre September Holidays —————-+
September 1 is Emma M. Nutt Day
September 2 is National Beheading Day
September 3 is Skyscraper Day
September 4 is Newspaper Carrier Day
September 5 is Be Late For Something Day
September 6 is Fight Procrastination Day
September 7 is Neither Rain Nor Snow Day
September 8 is National Date Nut Bread Day and Pardon Day
September 9 is Teddy Bear Day
September 10 is Swap Ideas Day
***
———— Mayor suspected in undie thefts ————–
PREESALL, England - Police in Britain have arrested a
town’s mayor on suspicion of stealing women’s under-
garments from multiple homes. Lancashire Police said
Preesall, England, Mayor Ian Stafford, 58, was found
to have a collection of “stolen knickers” in his home
after several female residents of Preesall complained
of intimate apparel disappearing from their homes,
The Sun reported. Investigators said one woman used a
security camera to record a male suspect in the act of
rifling through her drawers, putting on her underwear
and performing a sex act. A town spokesman said Stafford
has resigned as mayor.
————————————————————
—————- YOUR VIDEO SNACK BAR… ——————-
Top Videos Of The Week
1. Hendrix at Woodstock
http://c.gophercentral.com/xXo9
2. Marine Silent Marching
http://c.gophercentral.com/L6Ba
3. Brad Pitt - Mr. & Mrs. Smith
http://c.gophercentral.com/2YrM
4. Classic Blues Brothers
http://c.gophercentral.com/7J1b
5. NFL Greats - Walter Payton
http://c.gophercentral.com/wFU2
6. Classic Spike Jones
http://c.gophercentral.com/iy4y
————————————————————
———- Car at repair shop had goat in trunk ————
WINONA, Minn. - Authorities in Minnesota said a goat found
in the trunk of a woman’s car when she took it to a repair
shop has been placed in the care of a veterinarian. James
Prusci, an auto repairman with Tires Plus in Winona, said
a woman came into the store just before noon Friday and
informed him there was a live goat in her trunk, the Winona
Daily News reported. Prusci said the woman told him she
planned to butcher the animal but her car broke down en
route to St. Paul, Minn. Workers heard the goal crying in
the trunk. The goat was painted the Minnesota Vikings
colors, purple and gold, and had the No. 4 — Vikings
newcomer Brett Favre’s number — shaved into its side,
Prusci said. The mechanic said he called animal control
and a vehicle from the service arrived with two police
cars as the woman was preparing to drive away. Winona
Police Sgt. Chris Nelson said the goat was placed in the
care of a veterinarian. He did not say whether the woman
or a man who was waiting for her outside of the repair
shop was cited.
————————————————————
———– Man walks 18 miles on broken glass ————-
HORSFORTH, England - A British man said he set a world
record and raised money for a children’s charity during
his 18-mile walk on broken glass. Nigel Jardine, 56, of
Leeds, England, broke the record for walking on glass in
a single hour by traveling 1,159 yards in that time, best-
ing the previous record of about 1,050 yards, The Daily
Telegraph reported. Jardine said he traveled the full
18 miles in 27 1/2 hours, with five minute breaks every
hour for drinks, the bathroom and quick naps. The sports
coach said his accomplishment, carried out at the Bageecha
restaurant in Horsforth, England, raised money for Action
for Children. He said he picked the charity because he had
been abused mentally and physically as a child. “I’m used
to walking on broken glass but I suppose the customers at
the restaurant weren’t used to watching someone do it as
they tucked into their meals,” Jardine said.
————————————————————
Let Lewis take you on an UNCENSORED journey into the world
of the strange, the bizarre and the supernatural. Get The
Best of Bizarre News II Uncensored right here…F-R-E-E..
Bizarre Uncensored (http://pd.gophercentral.com/u/14380/c/120/a/499)
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> READER COMMENTS