Australian police have thwarted a billion-dollar international drug smuggling operation — reportedly with the help of a giant seal. An international investigation into the drug gang reached its climax last week after an abandoned yacht was found on the shoreline of Stick Island, off the coast of Western Australia, sparking a search for its occupants.… via …
Veterinarian who smuggled heroin in puppies sentenced to 6 years in prison — NBC News Top Stories
One of the animals rescued, a Rottweiler named Heroina, grew up to become a drug-sniffing police dog in Colombia. via Veterinarian who smuggled heroin in puppies sentenced to 6 years in prison — NBC News Top Stories
Eight-tentacled cuddlebug… on Ecstasy – via NPR
The drug makes the usually antisocial creatures much more interested in friendly contact with other octopuses. It's one more sign that the chemistry of social behavior has deep evolutionary roots.(Image credit: Tom Kleindinst/Marine Biological Laboratory) via Octopuses Get Strangely Cuddly On The Mood Drug Ecstasy — News : NPR
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