Cannabis Catupult This 3-metre high device was capable of launching 2 kg of marijuana at a time over the US/Mexico border. The crooks were busted by surveillance cam, but got away before Mexican authorities arrived at the scene. In total, soldiers seized 16 kilograms of marijuana, the catapult device and an SUV and trailer.

Dogs Aren't Always Man's Best Friend In Sherman County, Oregon, a cop pulled over a truck when he saw a sock fly out its window. The driver explained he was trying to hide the sock from his dog, but the dog turned it into a game of tug-of-war. The dog won and tossed the sock onto the road, but the game really ended when the police officer noticed that the sock was stuffed with hash and marijuana. The owner was indicted on drug possession charges.

Cocaine Clothes An international criminal organization decided it would be a good idea to dip sweaters and jackets in liquid cocaine, neatly fold them in a suitcase and smuggle them through Rome's Fiumicino airport. Customs police busted them, arrested 37 people and seized 165 pounds of cocaine.

Misdirected Drug Text If you're going to sell drugs via text message, make sure you dial the right number. A family in Washington got a text message offering them OxyContin, so they called the police. Officers arranged to buy 20 pills in a parking lot, where they arrested two teenagers. Oops.

Pocket Dial Gone Wrong Pocket dialing is always embarrassing, but for an 18-year-old in Georgia, it ruined his life because his phone dialed 911 while he was discussing a drug deal involving prescription medicine. Dispatchers triangulated the cell signal, placing the caller at a Waffle House. When officers arrived and spoke to the staff, the dispatcher could even hear the officer's voice over the suspect's phone. Police quickly arrested the 18 year old suspect, who actually worked at the Waffle House, and charged him with posession of Hydrocodone and Xanax tablets.

Drug-Smuggling Granny A 77-year-old grandma was jailed for 13 years after smuggling 1.5 million dollars worth of cocaine from France to Britain in her specially-adapted mobility vehicle. The grandma, who was a "willing participant" in the crime, did the deed to take suspicion away from her daughter. She and her daughter had made a similar journey 14 times in the six months before her arrest, and financial checks revealed that $150,000 in cash had been placed in the daughter's bank account since their first trip. Granny thought nobody would suspect her because she's old and suffers from asthma, hypertension and diabetes. but police still found 16kg of uncut cocaine in the backseat of her Nissan Pathfinder. Her daughter, who thought up the genius plan, was sentenced to 14 years.

A Man Named Cokayne Police who arrested a man on suspicion of dealing drugs say it's just coincidence that the suspect's name is Kevin Lee Cokayne. And in Cokayne's defence, he was actually dealing marijuana, but he was still charged with two felony counts of distributing. Police also confiscated a wooden box with marijuana, a safe with marijuana, two jars containing marijuana, a smoking device with marijuana, a digital scale and various records and documents.

Mass Purchase, Mass Bust A group of men decided to stop publicity of a drug bust by buying every copy of Kimberley's Diamond Fields Advertiser newspaper, but the mass purchase made every bigger headlines than the bust itself.

Mouthful of Weed When police pulled over a Florida high school teacher, the simple traffic stop turned into a bizarre drug bust. Police noticed that Bradley Gummow, an 11th and 12th grade teacher of International Vaccalaureate and Advance Placement students, had a plastic bag in his mouth, and when Gummow repeatedly refused to tell officers what it contained, he got Tasered. The jolt caused Gummow to spit out 5 small bags of marijuana, weighing a total of 4.7 grams. He was charged with possession, resisting arrest and violation of probation.

Somebody Stole My Marijuana If you're going to report a robbery, you should leave out the part about the stolen marijuana. Calvin Hoover of Salem, Oregon, made such a call, and told 911 dispatchers that someone had broken into his truck and stolen a jacket, cash and a small amount of marijuana. He called back to ask why the police hadn't shown up yet, but the dispatcher could barely understand him because he was driving and had to stop several times to puke. He was quickly arrested for drunk driving.

Why You Shouldn't Deposit Meth in an ATM If you accidentally deposit a bag of meth into an ATM for deposit into your bank account, you're pretty much screwed. That's what happened to an 18-year-old from Washington state, who admitted to the mix-up when police contacted her--apparently she reached in her pocket and grabbed meth instead of cash. She tested positive for meth and was arrested and charged with one count of possession.