Dumb Criminals

What Else Ya Got In There?

Saturday, January 14th, 2012 • Filed under Guns, Smugglers1 Comment

It’s amazing, all the things women can shove in their purses. Need a tissue? Here. Need an extra pair of socks? Here. Car low on gas? Here ya go. In need of some chicken pox vaccinations? They’re in here somewhere…


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Tastes Better With Salsa

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012 • Filed under Drugs, SmugglersComment

So, Christmas break is just wrapping up (no pun intended), and that means no more piles of seasonal junk food. In fact, most of our New Year’s resolutions probably involve shedding all those cookies chillin’ out around our waistline. My point is, like they’ve been teaching you since elementary school “health class”, junk food is BAD for you.


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“I Understand You’re A Man Who Knows How To Get Things”

Friday, February 25th, 2011 • Filed under Drugs, Smugglers5 Comments

Isn’t the whole point of jail to be more or less banned from illegal things? If you’re in there for murder, they’re not gonna let you bring in a whole bunch of guns. And if you’re a vandal, you can see goodbye to your spray-paint and toilet paper.


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How NOT to Earn Your Stripes

Tuesday, November 30th, 2010 • Filed under Smugglers3 Comments

One of the most grueling experiences a parent can go through is the incessant begging for a pet. Whether it’s one of the neighbors’ new puppies, a miniature pony, or a disgusting fish with see-through skin, kids are always convinced they can take care of it. According to ABC News, this dumb criminal hasn’t quite outgrown that notion.


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Not Thinking Outside (or Inside) of the Box

Thursday, April 16th, 2009 • Filed under Counterfeit, Smugglers7 Comments

Some plans don’t get thought out to their fullest extent. This one probably never even went down on paper.

A man trying to smuggle turtles into the country illegally was caught when he put them in a box marked “scorpions,” according to Reuters.

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Don’t Look So Smuggle

Thursday, March 5th, 2009 • Filed under Drugs, Smugglers1 Comment

If you’re ever arrested for smuggling, an excuse that almost never works is “HeyIdunno.”

A smuggler busted for bringing drugs into the country said he thought he was bringing diamonds in the country, according to the London Times.

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The Gouda, the Bad and the Ugly

Wednesday, August 16th, 2006 • Filed under Smugglers20 Comments

There’s nothing in the world I could say that could possibly be funnier than this crime story. Nothing, not a damn thing. In fact, why are you still reading this? You should be reading the story now. Seriously, stop reading this. What are you, some kind of masochist? Read the damn story already.
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