Vet sentenced for implanting heroin in puppies as drug mules

A veterinarian, Andres Lopez Elorez who surgically implanted liquid heroin in puppies has been sentenced to six years in prison.

Elorez implanted heroin in puppies on behalf of Colombian drug traffickers.

US Attorney Richard Donoghue and other law enforcement officials announced the sentence in Brooklyn.

Elorez who pleaded guilty in September was part of a scheme that puppies and dogs into drug couriers.

Information has

it that Colombian born Elorez was a fugitive until he was arrested in Spain in 2015 and was extradited to the United States in may 2018.