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Posted on 02/01/2006 3:40:30 PM PST by Xenophobic Alien
NEW YORK — Colombian drug dealers turned puppies into couriers by surgically implanting them with packets of heroin, federal authorities said today.
Investigators believe the ring used the dogs, as well as human drug swallowers, to conceal millions of dollars in liquid heroin on commercial flights into New York City for distribution on the East Coast.
Ten puppies, including Labrador retrievers, were rescued during a 2004 raid on a farm in Colombia, the Drug Enforcement Administration said, while announcing more than 30 arrests.
A veterinarian had stitched a total of 3 kilograms of heroin into the bellies of six pups. Three later died from infections after the drugs were removed.
It was unclear how many dogs were used in the overall scheme, and investigators do not know their fate after they arrived on U.S. soil, said John P. Gilbride, head of the DEA's New York office.
"I think it's outrageous and heinous that they'd use small, innocent puppies in this way," he said.
Besides the pups and human swallowers, authorities said the ring based in Medellin also concealed drugs in body creams, aerosol cans, and the linings of purses and luggage.
Recent raids in Colombia resulted in more than 20 arrests; another 10 suspects were in custody in New York, Florida and North Carolina. About 24 kilograms of heroin was seized, officials said.
Ping all the dog lovers to this outrage!
Gives a new meaning to the term 'drug dog'...:-(
So that's why their eyes look like that.
How cruel to use these innocent puppies for drug smuggling!
Sick. Saw the pix of some pups last night thru Comcast.net. Makes me sad to think.
This has not been a good week for dog news, overall.
Drug dealers and smugglers should be forced to consume the very shipment that they're caught with.....
I hope those responsible rot in hell, for what they put those poor puppies through...
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