Dumbest criminal
Mohammad Ashan, a "mid-to-low-level Taliban commander", was suspected of organising attacks on US and Afghan troops in the east of the country. In 2012, Afghan forces began circulating wanted posters around southeastern Afghanistan, looking for Ashan as he was the suspected mastermind behind IED attacks on US and Afghan troops.
They were offering a $100 reward. Who should happen across one of these posters? Ashan himself.
So, he did what any criminal mastermind would do in that situation and turned himself in for the reward. Yep, you read that right.
He honestly seemed to think that handing in his own wanted poster would result in him getting rewarded. So he grabbed the poster, headed for a checkpoint and presented himself with the poster.
When asked if it was him, he replied with great enthusiasm, “Yes, yes, that’s me! Can I get my award now?” The police were so stunned by his move that they rung around and did a biometric test just to confirm that it was actually him!
Well anyway, I think this takes the cake when it comes to being criminally stupid.
