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02-02-2006, 08:31 AM | #1 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Queens, NY
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| This is horrible. I cried reading this. I cannot believe the nerve of these people. Ihave no words to express how upset I am. Here's the story... 22 accused in using puppies to smuggle drugs Drug enforcement officials: Colombians surgically inserted heroin into dogs Drug smugglers allegedly implanted liquid heroin packets into the stomachs of these puppies. MSNBC staff and news service reports Updated: 6:14 p.m. ET Feb. 1, 2006 The Drug Enforcement Administration arrested 22 Colombian nationals for smuggling heroin into the United States via various methods, including surgically implanting the drug into puppies, officials said Wednesday. The Colombian organization brought more than 20 kilograms of heroin into the United States, concealing some of it by slitting open purebred puppies, according to John P. Gilbride, the DEA’s New York Field Division special agent-in-charge, in a news release. At least three puppies died from having liquid heroin packets placed inside them and then being stitched back up, DEA spokesman David Ausiello said. Human couriers, or “swallowers,” also ingested the heroin packets to transport them overseas. The group also hid drugs in body creams, aerosol cans and along the lining of purses and luggage. Drug smugglers often rely on couriers to swallow condoms full of drugs and one Colombian woman was once found with cocaine surgically implanted in her buttocks, Reuters reported. Traffickers put liquid heroin packets into dogs and humans to get past customs, the DEA said. “The organization’s outrageous and heinous smuggling method of implanting heroin inside puppies is a true indication of the extent that drug dealers go to make their profit,” Gilbride said. “This investigation identified the individuals who were responsible for overseeing and smuggling millions of dollars worth of heroin from Colombia to the East Coast.” More than $20 million worth of heroin is involved, NBC News reported. Wednesday’s arrests were the culmination of a two-year investigation that identified a drug trafficking organization based in Medellin, Colombia, whose distribution network reached from Miami to New York City, the DEA said. In January 2005, police in Colombia had found six puppies with scars on their abdomens at a rural property. Ultrasound scans revealed bags of liquid heroin hidden inside the living animals. Police said traffickers planned to retrieve the drug once the dogs had passed customs abroad. Colombia is the world’s largest producer of cocaine and the main supplier of heroin to the United States. NBC News and Reuters contributed to this report.
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02-02-2006, 08:33 AM | #2 |
& Bailey & Bella Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ohio
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| That was on the front page of our paper too,, What is wrong with people??!!
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02-02-2006, 08:59 AM | #3 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Queens, NY
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| I know!! It just makes me so so so sad.
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02-02-2006, 09:04 AM | #4 |
Gina, (Lexi's Mommy) Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: LONG ISLAND,NY
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| they are total morons and should be gased
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02-02-2006, 09:15 AM | #5 |
Razorback Yorkie Lover Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bentonville, AR
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| I saw that on Good Morning America today. It is heartbreaking.
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02-02-2006, 09:23 AM | #6 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: mass
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| People are &^*holes!
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02-02-2006, 09:31 AM | #7 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Rialto CA
Posts: 3,243
| I heard about this last night on the news and it made me sick!
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02-02-2006, 09:34 AM | #8 |
Miss MitZi's Mama Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tunisia, North Africa
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| God bless those little pups. |
02-02-2006, 09:42 AM | #9 |
Donating YT 7000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Alabama, etc.
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| Saw it on the news last night! That was one of the most cruel cases of animal abuse I have heard in a while! Their punishment should be long and horrible!!! Just like the newscaster said .... I'm sure when they removed that krap from the pups, they wouldn't be concerned about their survival!!
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02-02-2006, 09:45 AM | #10 |
Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Missouri
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| This makes me so sick to my stomach. I can't believe the lengths people will go to to mess with drugs AND money. These poor animals.
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