Orange County deputies make massive drug bust during animal cruelty call
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(Orange County Sheriff's Office / Twitter)
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - Deputies with the Orange County Sheriff's Office responding to a call about suspected animal cruelty and ended up making a major drug bust.
The sheriff's office said they received a call on Tuesday about a possible case of animal cruelty after someone reported hearing sounds of a dog being hurt.
While doing a sweep of the apartment to check on the dog, deputies said they ended up finding something else: drugs and $125,000 in cash.
The suspect reportedly told deputies that the dog was with family. No other details have been released.