Stolen pies contained Viagra

A baker has revealed his pies contained Viagra after a batch was stolen by thieves on the way to a pie eating competition.

The pies were stolen en route to the World Pie Eating Championships in Wigan, reports Metro.

Baker Vince Bowen says they all contained traces of the pharmaceutical sex aid, which he used as a preservative to keep the potatoes firm.

The event's organiser and bar-owner, Tony Callaghan, told locals to be on the look-out for a group of "hardened criminals".

Mr Callaghan said: "It's a right cock-up. It's going to be very hard to sort this one out."

The world famous pie-eating championships have long made use of special ingredients.

The bakery came up with the idea of using Viagra after over-mushy potatoes led to record-breaking times in 2007.