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A Colombian veterinarian who turned puppies into drug mules was
sentenced Thursday to six years in prison, highlighting the
lengths drug traffickers will go to transport their product.

In a Brooklyn, N.Y., federal courtroom, Andres Lopez Elorez was
sentenced on charges of conspiracy to import heroin. The case
against him began in 2005 when he was busted after Colombian
police raided his farm in Medellin, Colombia, and found 10 bags
of liquid heroin implanted in nine dogs and another seven bags
intended to be used in additional surgeries. The heroin was
intended to be shipped to New York City.

“Every dog has its day,” said Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Richard
Donoghue. “And with today’s sentence, Elorez has been held
responsible for the reprehensible use of his veterinary skills.”

Andres Lopez Elorez

Three dogs died after contracting a virus from the operations.
Several others found new homes. The case against Elorez, 39,
stalled after he fled to Spain before his 2015 arrest there. He
said his mentor, a veterinarian professor in Colombia, convinced
him to traffic drugs, a period he referred to as “a dark chapter
in my life.”

“At 21, when he [Elorez] met the professor he was enamored with
this guy,” Elorez’s lawyer, Mitchell Dinnerstein, told the New
York Daily News.

Elorez has already served over three years in jail in Spain and
New York, which will count toward his sentence. He will be
deported to either Spain, where his family lives, or Colombia
after serving his time.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/colombian-veterinarian-who-implanted- heroin-in-puppies-gets-six-years-in-prison
 

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