Drug smuggling has gone to the dogs. Police in Colombia report that smack traffickers there cut open a half-dozen puppies' bellies, hid bags of liquid heroin inside and then sewed up the poor pooches in a plan to sneak the drugs across international borders. "The lust for money leads criminals to commit acts of great cruelty," police said. The surgical scam didn't work, though: Authorities following up on a tip found six pups with scarred bellies, and ultrasound scans revealed the contraband inside the living dogs. Vets removed the dope, and the dogs are doing fine.

– Lewis Wallace