Colombian gang puts $100,000 bounty on top sniffer dog's head

[Judi Lynn]

1 hour ago
Newshub staff

A police sniffer dog has been moved from her post after one of Colombia's biggest drug gangs put a bounty on her head.

Sombra, which means Shadow in English, has sniffed out record amounts of illegal drugs in the Urabá region, which traffickers use to access the sea.

Earlier this year she found 10 tonnes of the Urabeños cocaine, and now they want her dead.

According to Colombian police intelligence, the gang has offered the equivalent of $100,000 to anyone who kills her.

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https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2018/07/colombian-gang-puts-100-000-bounty-on-top-sniffer-dog-s-head.html

[Doreen]

1. I thought these gangs were low life.

Now I know they are the lowest of the low. for crying out loud!!! A bounty on a DOG'S head!!!

[Judi Lynn]

2. Colombian cartel puts bounty on drug-sniffing dog

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.

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