An Atlanta-based security firm is being credited with aiding a dog-fighting bust in Maxton, NC. In a Saturday-night raid, 27 people were arrested at a home there and 18 dogs were rescued.
11Alive.com reports spectators where on the scene from as far away as Maryland and Ohio. A host of organizations cooperated on the bust – including special agents from the North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement Division, the North Carolina Highway Patrol, North Carolina wildlife officers, the North Carolina Department of Corrections, the North Carolina Air National Guard and the Federal Bureau of Investigation – and they seized drugs, guns and tens of thousands of dollars.
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A dog fighting ring in Pennsylvania was busted Friday night, as CBS Pittsburgh reports efforts in the state legislature are underway to improve the animal fighting laws there.
