10 dogs found with heroin in stomach
Medellin, NY (US)

Incident Date: Wednesday, Dec 31, 2003

Disposition: Alleged

Abuser names unreleased

DEA agents in Colombia were tipped off in 2004 by "a call in regards to cruelty to animals" at a farm in the city of Medellin, according to the agency. A subsequent raid on that farm rescued 10 purebred puppies, including Labrador retrievers, authorities said.

Six of those desperate dogs had had a total of three kilos of heroin stitched into their bellies by a local vet. Three of those poor pooches later died from infections after the drugs were removed. Gilbride said the surviving dogs are "alive and well." They are "living happily with families in Colombia," a DEA spokeswoman said.

References

• NY Post News - February 2, 2006

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