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TIL of Sombra, drug detection dog of the Colombian Nat'l Police. She's led to over 200 arrests & seizure of at least 9 tons of illicit drugs. Police upped security for Sombra after the cartel Los Urabeños (aka Gulf Clan) put a bounty on her head. Reports on price for her murder varied from $7K-$70K.

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