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World's Dumbest Criminals

The Paranoid Drug Traffickers Who Called the Cops on Themselves, North Korea's Fashion Police and more

Season 1, Ep. 20

Episode 20 of World's Dumbest Criminals is about two stoned guys transporting 20 pounds of weed interstate who got so paranoid they were being followed by undercover officers that they called 911 on themselves, North Korea's fashion police who wont let people steal King Jong-un's look, a super petty revenge plan dreamed up by a jilted British housewife and much more.





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Stoned Drug Traffickers Call 911 on Themselves, Luke Roney, newser.com, Jan 25, 2016. Weed smokers got so high they handed themselves in because of paranoia, Richard Hartley-Parkinson, metro.co.uk, Jan 21, 2016. Drug traffickers get high and call the cops to turn themselves in, Nate Eaton, eastidahonews.com, Jan 20, 2016. North Korea bans leather coats after Kim Jong-un sparks copycat craze, Patrick Knox, The Sun, Nov 29, 2021. Jilted wife hacks husband's new girlfriend's Netflix and changes profile to “The Skank”, Alec Whitaker and Alice Peacock, The Sun, Oct 15, 2021. Ax-Wielding Woman Chases Burglar: “I Hit What I Aim For”, Christina Cocca, Alex Vasquez, Tony Shin and Jonathon Lloyd, nbclosangeles, Nov 5, 2013. Man Jailed After Showing Middle Finger To Stranger In Road Rage Row, Jess Hardiman, ladbible.com, Dec 11, 2021. Drunk Florida Man Tries to Use Taco as ID after His Car Catches Fire at Taco Bell, Kyle Munzenrieder, miaminewtimes.com, Oct 10, 2011. Pervert, 77, caught after accidentally filming himself setting up toilet spycam, Sam Courtney-Guy, metro.co.uk, Dec 28, 2021.


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