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Colombian Drug Traffickers Put A $70,000 Bounty On A Police Dog

Sombra, a 6-year-old German shepherd, sniffed out large amounts of cocaine, angering the criminal organization that hid them. She has been moved away from the group's territory for her safety.
Sombra, a drug-sniffing dog who works with Colombia's police, was relocated after a criminal organization put a price on her head.

Sombra is a 6-year-old German shepherd who has been on Colombia's counter-narcotics police force since she was a puppy. And she is so good at her job that drug dealers want her dead.

Sombra, Spanish for "shadow,"

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