Pigeon wearing meth-filled ‘backpack’ busted at B.C. prison

[AndrewX]

How the hell did the pigeon know to go to the prisons compound? Unless he was raised in the jail, but then the guard would know who sent him out.

Prison guards at the Pacific Institution in Abbotsford intercepted a pigeon with a small backpack containing crystal meth. Emad Agahi reports.


Prison guards in B.C.’s Fraser Valley have to be vigilant against drones trying to drop contraband to waiting inmates or someone trying to throw drugs over the walls, but a recent discovery has also caused some concern.

“A pigeon was located at Pacific Institution, inside the walls, and it appeared to have a small package, sort of like a backpack attached to it,” John Randle, president of the Pacific Region for Union of Canadian Correctional Officers told Global News.

He said the package contained crystal meth.

The incident reportedly happened on Dec. 29 at the maximum, medium and minimum federal penitentiary located in Abbotsford.

Randle said the pigeon was found near one of the recreation yards at the institution.

“It was spotted by correctional officers, I believe, and security intelligence officers when the officers were doing their standard patrols around and throughout the unit and institution, that’s when they initially spotted the bird with the package on it,” he said.

“And then, of course, I believe there was some creative work – because the bird moved around quite a bit – in order to track it and capture it. But it was just outside one of the unit yards when it was first spotted.”

Randle said they have had issues with contraband in the past, with drones or something being thrown over the wall, but in his 13-year career, he has never heard of birds being used to smuggle something into a prison.

“It’s almost like the inmates and the criminals are going back in time and using older technology,” he said.

In November, Mission Institution was locked down for days due to a belief that a drone may have dropped a firearm onto the prison grounds.

The lockdown was lifted when no gun was found but officers did locate a drone.

Randle said keeping drugs out of the prisons has become a huge part of correctional officers’ jobs every day, not just in B.C. but across Canada.

“Especially with drones and throw-overs, the drug problem is growing on a daily basis,” he said. “This pigeon thing adds a new element to that for sure and we’ll be on the lookout for it but definitely drones have been the big thing for us.”

He added that right now it is unclear to investigators if someone inside the prison was training the bird or if it was someone outside the institution.

Randle said they have increased staff and patrols in order to watch for any potential drops. He said they also have anti-drone technology that works like a radar.

The Correctional Service of Canada and the RCMP have launched a joint investigation into what happened.

As for the pigeon, Randle said it was let go, without its luggage this time.

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John Randle said keeping drugs out of the prisons has become a huge part of correctional officers' jobs every day, not just in B.C. but across Canada.

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[escortsxxx]

How the hell did the pigeon know to go to the prisons compound? Unless he was raised in the jail, but then the guard would know who sent him out.

Prison guards at the Pacific Institution in Abbotsford intercepted a pigeon with a small backpack containing crystal meth. Emad Agahi reports.


Prison guards in B.C.’s Fraser Valley have to be vigilant against drones trying to drop contraband to waiting inmates or someone trying to throw drugs over the walls, but a recent discovery has also caused some concern.

“A pigeon was located at Pacific Institution, inside the walls, and it appeared to have a small package, sort of like a backpack attached to it,” John Randle, president of the Pacific Region for Union of Canadian Correctional Officers told Global News.

He said the package contained crystal meth.

The incident reportedly happened on Dec. 29 at the maximum, medium and minimum federal penitentiary located in Abbotsford.

Randle said the pigeon was found near one of the recreation yards at the institution.

“It was spotted by correctional officers, I believe, and security intelligence officers when the officers were doing their standard patrols around and throughout the unit and institution, that’s when they initially spotted the bird with the package on it,” he said.

“And then, of course, I believe there was some creative work – because the bird moved around quite a bit – in order to track it and capture it. But it was just outside one of the unit yards when it was first spotted.”

Randle said they have had issues with contraband in the past, with drones or something being thrown over the wall, but in his 13-year career, he has never heard of birds being used to smuggle something into a prison.

“It’s almost like the inmates and the criminals are going back in time and using older technology,” he said.

In November, Mission Institution was locked down for days due to a belief that a drone may have dropped a firearm onto the prison grounds.

The lockdown was lifted when no gun was found but officers did locate a drone.

Randle said keeping drugs out of the prisons has become a huge part of correctional officers’ jobs every day, not just in B.C. but across Canada.

“Especially with drones and throw-overs, the drug problem is growing on a daily basis,” he said. “This pigeon thing adds a new element to that for sure and we’ll be on the lookout for it but definitely drones have been the big thing for us.”

He added that right now it is unclear to investigators if someone inside the prison was training the bird or if it was someone outside the institution.

Randle said they have increased staff and patrols in order to watch for any potential drops. He said they also have anti-drone technology that works like a radar.

The Correctional Service of Canada and the RCMP have launched a joint investigation into what happened.

As for the pigeon, Randle said it was let go, without its luggage this time.

Pigeon wearing meth-filled ‘backpack’ busted at B.C. prison | Globalnews.ca

John Randle said keeping drugs out of the prisons has become a huge part of correctional officers' jobs every day, not just in B.C. but across Canada.

globalnews.ca

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It is possible to train a pigeon to go to a specific destination that it has never been to before. The process of training a pigeon involves using a combination of positive reinforcement and conditioning techniques.
The first step in training a pigeon is to establish a basic level of trust and familiarity between the bird and its trainer. This can be done by spending time with the pigeon, getting it used to being handled, and providing it with food and water.
Once a basic level of trust has been established, the next step is to begin conditioning the pigeon to respond to specific cues or commands. This can be done by using food or other rewards to encourage the pigeon to perform certain actions, such as flying to a specific location or landing on a specific perch.
As the pigeon becomes more comfortable with these cues and commands, the trainer can gradually begin to increase the distance and complexity of the tasks, eventually leading up to the specific destination that has never been visited before.
It's also important to note that pigeons have a natural homing instinct which means they have a tendency to return to their home or nesting area, this is important to consider while training them.
It's also important to note that training a pigeon requires a lot of patience, time, and consistent effort. It may take weeks or even months for a pigeon to fully understand and respond to a new command or destination, and the process may require multiple training sessions each day.


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[AndrewX]

It is possible to train a pigeon to go to a specific destination that it has never been to before. The process of training a pigeon involves using a combination of positive reinforcement and conditioning techniques.
The first step in training a pigeon is to establish a basic level of trust and familiarity between the bird and its trainer. This can be done by spending time with the pigeon, getting it used to being handled, and providing it with food and water.
Once a basic level of trust has been established, the next step is to begin conditioning the pigeon to respond to specific cues or commands. This can be done by using food or other rewards to encourage the pigeon to perform certain actions, such as flying to a specific location or landing on a specific perch.
As the pigeon becomes more comfortable with these cues and commands, the trainer can gradually begin to increase the distance and complexity of the tasks, eventually leading up to the specific destination that has never been visited before.
It's also important to note that pigeons have a natural homing instinct which means they have a tendency to return to their home or nesting area, this is important to consider while training them.
It's also important to note that training a pigeon requires a lot of patience, time, and consistent effort. It may take weeks or even months for a pigeon to fully understand and respond to a new command or destination, and the process may require multiple training sessions each day.

I don't know, I doubt it. How do you tell him to go to a specific place he was never there before...

 

[saxon]

Biggest suppliers of drugs in prisons are the guards themselves.

 

[curr3n_c1000]

Gangsta

 

[escortsxxx]

I don't know, I doubt it. How do you tell him to go to a specific place he was never there before...

Magnetics and quantum tunneling

 

[AndrewX]

Biggest suppliers of drugs in prisons are the guards themselves.

For sure !!

 

[Knuckle Ball]

I don't know, I doubt it. How do you tell him to go to a specific place he was never there before...

I was wondering that too. The trainer(s) would need to be able to identify when the pigeon lands at the desired location and reward the bird with some sorta food pellet.

The prisoner would need to be working with someone outside the prison to coordinate the training.

 

[Robert Mugabe]

Gangsta

 

[AndrewX]

I was wondering that too. The trainer(s) would need to be able to identify when the pigeon lands at the desired location and reward the bird with some sorta food pellet.

The prisoner would need to be working with someone outside the prison to coordinate the training.

Who knows? Maybe the inmates were dropping food in the yard and other birds were eating and someone from the outside released the pigeon near the prison. Birds of a feather flock together. LOL

 

[Knuckle Ball]

They used to use carrier pigeons during WWI to communicate messages to different units miles apart. It was in the days before wireless telecommunications.

 

[johnd5050]

They used to use carrier pigeons during WWI to communicate messages to different units miles apart. It was in the days before wireless telecommunications.

After the message was delivered, the pigeon was served on a dinner plate.

 

[Mr Deeds]

How much time did the pigeon get?

 

[Hedley Lamar]

How much time did the pigeon get?

I think it's still sitting on a stool and waiting for sentencing.

 

[Hedley Lamar]

After the message was delivered, the pigeon was served on a dinner plate.

His name was Walter

 

[Hedley Lamar]

Old stories that get mashed around with old convicts show how innovative they can get when they spend 23.5 hours a day locked in solitary. One old dude I knew who was in Kingston said they would train rats to go from cell to cell. They had just enough room at the bottom of the door to crawl in. You just had to leave a scrap of food just inside your door and when another inmate would send the rat with a note tied to its tail or leg or whatever, and it makes its way. They would have no fear of humans because they were kept as pets and fed/trained.

The other is flicking notes or packets to the celly across from you under the door and it would get passed on to the recipient eventually down the hall. Snail mail lol.

Shades of Birdman from Alcatraz.

 

[curr3n_c1000]

How much time did the pigeon get?

It's Canada. The Pigeon was immediately released back onto the streets and Trudeau wrote an open letter apology to the Pigeon community.

 

[Darts]

Pigeons have been used as couriers before.
Rothschild's Pigeons, Or How to Spread a Rumor (ezinearticles.com)

 

[Chhow]

How the hell did the pigeon know to go to the prisons compound? Unless he was raised in the jail, but then the guard would know who sent him out.

Prison guards at the Pacific Institution in Abbotsford intercepted a pigeon with a small backpack containing crystal meth. Emad Agahi reports.


Prison guards in B.C.’s Fraser Valley have to be vigilant against drones trying to drop contraband to waiting inmates or someone trying to throw drugs over the walls, but a recent discovery has also caused some concern.

“A pigeon was located at Pacific Institution, inside the walls, and it appeared to have a small package, sort of like a backpack attached to it,” John Randle, president of the Pacific Region for Union of Canadian Correctional Officers told Global News.

He said the package contained crystal meth.

The incident reportedly happened on Dec. 29 at the maximum, medium and minimum federal penitentiary located in Abbotsford.

Randle said the pigeon was found near one of the recreation yards at the institution.

“It was spotted by correctional officers, I believe, and security intelligence officers when the officers were doing their standard patrols around and throughout the unit and institution, that’s when they initially spotted the bird with the package on it,” he said.

“And then, of course, I believe there was some creative work – because the bird moved around quite a bit – in order to track it and capture it. But it was just outside one of the unit yards when it was first spotted.”

Randle said they have had issues with contraband in the past, with drones or something being thrown over the wall, but in his 13-year career, he has never heard of birds being used to smuggle something into a prison.

“It’s almost like the inmates and the criminals are going back in time and using older technology,” he said.

In November, Mission Institution was locked down for days due to a belief that a drone may have dropped a firearm onto the prison grounds.

The lockdown was lifted when no gun was found but officers did locate a drone.

Randle said keeping drugs out of the prisons has become a huge part of correctional officers’ jobs every day, not just in B.C. but across Canada.

“Especially with drones and throw-overs, the drug problem is growing on a daily basis,” he said. “This pigeon thing adds a new element to that for sure and we’ll be on the lookout for it but definitely drones have been the big thing for us.”

He added that right now it is unclear to investigators if someone inside the prison was training the bird or if it was someone outside the institution.

Randle said they have increased staff and patrols in order to watch for any potential drops. He said they also have anti-drone technology that works like a radar.

The Correctional Service of Canada and the RCMP have launched a joint investigation into what happened.

As for the pigeon, Randle said it was let go, without its luggage this time.

Pigeon wearing meth-filled ‘backpack’ busted at B.C. prison | Globalnews.ca

John Randle said keeping drugs out of the prisons has become a huge part of correctional officers' jobs every day, not just in B.C. but across Canada.

globalnews.ca

.

As John Randle said, this is a really creative work, and I'm impressed with it