$70,000! A Colombian gang puts bounty on a drug-sniffing dog
Updated 18:37, 31-Jul-2018
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Colombian drug-sniffing dog Sombra has become the most “hated” dog for powerful Urabeños gang in Colombia. The gang has put a 200 million pesos (70,000 US dollars) bounty on her head./VCG Photo

Colombian drug-sniffing dog Sombra has become the most “hated” dog for powerful Urabeños gang in Colombia. The gang has put a 200 million pesos (70,000 US dollars) bounty on her head./VCG Photo

The six-year-old German shepherd is known for her talent for sniffing out drugs, which has led to at least 245 drug traffickers being caught and nine tons of cocaine being seized from the gang. /VCG Photo

The six-year-old German shepherd is known for her talent for sniffing out drugs, which has led to at least 245 drug traffickers being caught and nine tons of cocaine being seized from the gang. /VCG Photo

To safeguard the dog, Sombra has been moved to Bogota's El Dorado airport over fears. She is accompanied by her usual handler Jose Rojas, and escorted by other officers for her safety. /VCG Photo

To safeguard the dog, Sombra has been moved to Bogota's El Dorado airport over fears. She is accompanied by her usual handler Jose Rojas, and escorted by other officers for her safety. /VCG Photo

According to the anti-narcotics police, over the past three years, Sombra has become the "the torment of Otoniel, seizing nine tons of cocaine,” participating in almost 300 operations. /VCG Photo

According to the anti-narcotics police, over the past three years, Sombra has become the "the torment of Otoniel, seizing nine tons of cocaine,” participating in almost 300 operations. /VCG Photo