British Police Smash Dogfight Ring, Seize 12
From Reuters
LONDON —
British police smashed an underworld dogfighting ring and arrested 12 spectators on Sunday in one of the biggest such raids since the gamblers’ blood-sport was banned a century ago, Scotland Yard said.
Police raided a dogfight being held secretly in a vacant lot near London’s Heathrow Airport. At least two dogs were taken away injured. The men arrested face possible jail terms of six months and heavy fines.
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