Colombian cartel puts bounty on drug-sniffing dog

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

By MANUEL RUEDA | Associated Press | Published: July 27, 2018

BOGOTA, Colombia — This is the story of a drug dog with a bounty on its head.

Sombra, a six-year-old German shepherd, has helped Colombia's police detect more than 2,000 kilos of cocaine hidden in suitcases, boats and large shipments of fruit.

But as the dog sniffs her way toward record cocaine interdictions, she has also become the latest target of Colombia's most powerful drug gang.

Colombian police recently revealed that the Gulf Clan, a cartel that boasts its own guerrilla army, has offered a reward of $7,000 to whoever kills or captures the savvy hound.

Read more: https://www.stripes.com/news/us/colombian-cartel-puts-bounty-on-drug-sniffing-dog-1.539795

[catbyte]

1. That's the lowest of the low.

[Bayard]

2. Aww, crap

[sandensea]

3. And with the new president (Duque) being a protege of a DEA-designated kingpin (Uribe)

I'd say that poor pooch's days are numbered.

But God forbid.

[StarryNite]

4. OMG! Horrific!

I hope they can protect Sombra. They need to get her out of there. Or change her fur color or something.

[MrScorpio]

5. I guess the they're taking this personally...