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| Chinese gang accused of selling poisoned darts to kill dogs for meat | Chinese gang accused of selling poisoned darts to kill dogs for meat |
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| Police say gang sold 200,000 syringes modified for use as darts, and warn of health risk from contaminated meat | |
| Agence France-Presse in Shanghia | |
| Wed 13 Dec 2017 11.10 GMT | |
| Last modified on Wed 13 Dec 2017 13.38 GMT | |
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| Poisoned syringes that could be fired at dogs on the street to kill them instantly were sold by a gang in China, allowing pets to be snatched and sold for the dinner table, according to state media. | Poisoned syringes that could be fired at dogs on the street to kill them instantly were sold by a gang in China, allowing pets to be snatched and sold for the dinner table, according to state media. |
| Police in the eastern province of Anhui arrested eight people, alleging they sold 200,000 of the syringes across the country filled with a large dose of the muscle relaxant suxamethonium. | Police in the eastern province of Anhui arrested eight people, alleging they sold 200,000 of the syringes across the country filled with a large dose of the muscle relaxant suxamethonium. |
| The buyers were mainly dog vendors who collect and sell the animals to restaurants for meat, Xinhua news agency said, citing police who warned that people who ate the meat were also in danger of being poisoned. | The buyers were mainly dog vendors who collect and sell the animals to restaurants for meat, Xinhua news agency said, citing police who warned that people who ate the meat were also in danger of being poisoned. |
| The needles were modified by the gang with a spring and tailfin so they could be shot from a distance. | The needles were modified by the gang with a spring and tailfin so they could be shot from a distance. |
| After buying the needles, unscrupulous dog dealers would target pets, then abduct them. | After buying the needles, unscrupulous dog dealers would target pets, then abduct them. |
| Police were searching for more of the syringes, which contained enough suxamethonium to kill the animals immediately. | Police were searching for more of the syringes, which contained enough suxamethonium to kill the animals immediately. |
| When police raided the gang’s lair in Enshi City, central Hubei province, in October, they found 4kg of chemical powder, 10,000 needles and 100,000 yuan (£11,200). | When police raided the gang’s lair in Enshi City, central Hubei province, in October, they found 4kg of chemical powder, 10,000 needles and 100,000 yuan (£11,200). |
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