The Spanish police arrested a Venezuelan veterinarian wanted by the United States for allegedly smuggling heroin implanted in puppies.
A Civil Guard spokesman said Tuesday that Andrés López Elorza, 33, was arrested Saturday in the northwestern city of Santa Comba, Spain, where it remained hidden after the High Court approved his extradition last month.
The spokeswoman spoke on condition of anonymity According to police regulations.
The police said that Colombian authorities discovered three kilograms of heroin implanted in three cubs during an operation in 2005 at a veterinary clinic in Medellin had.
The statement said that medical and other used dogs to send liquid heroin from Colombia to the United States.
Lopez was arrested in Spain in 2013 but was released while weighed his extradition.
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