Two pounds of meth found in toy dog
And other stories from the stranger side of life
The US Customs and Border Protection force has discovered two pounds of methamphetamine, worth around £4,500, inside a stuffed toy dog. The discovery was made at an immigration checkpoint, after drug-sniffing dogs alerted agents to its presence.
Runners led to wrong turn in marathon
A local man has won the Venice marathon after a group including the six favourites was led off course. The front-runners followed a guiding motorcycle as it took a wrong turn and covered several hundred metres before being told to turn back, handing Eyob Faniel an unlikely victory.
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Man dies after ‘protection charms’ fail to work
A Nigerian man has fatally shot himself while attempting to show he had a magical protective charm to shield him from gunshots. The incident took place in front of several fellow members of a vigilante group, who had gathered to take part in a traditional protection ceremony in Dubul, a village in the state of Katsina.
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