Pigeon Caught Trying To Smuggle Cellphone Into Prison

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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A pigeon in Brazil is busted for trying to smuggle a very sought-after item into a prison.

Guards caught the pigeon trying to deliver a cellphone to inmates.

They were tipped off by a few inmates who were trying to catch the bird.

Officials say the cellphone and a battery were found in a small pouch attached to the pigeon's body.

There is no word on who might have sent the bird.