Puppies 'used as drug smugglers'

Colombians turned pedigree puppies into drug couriers by surgically implanting them with packets of liquid heroin, US authorities said tonight.

Wed, 01 Feb, 2006 - 22:09

Colombians turned pedigree puppies into drug couriers by surgically implanting them with packets of liquid heroin, US authorities said tonight.

Ten puppies were rescued during a 2004 raid on a farm in Colombia, the US Drug Enforcement Administration said, as it announced arrests in the two-year investigation.

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