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Police in Colombia recover Faustino Asprilla’s missing horse Police in Colombia recover Faustino Asprilla’s missing horse
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Former Colombia striker Faustino Asprilla has recovered a £43,500 show horse that he lent to a friend who gave it away while drunk at a local fair, media reported on Monday. The former Newcastle United and Colombia striker Faustino Asprilla has recovered a £43,500 horse he lent to a friend who gave it away while drunk at a fair.
Valle del Cauca regional police chief Fernando Murillo said the horse named Lucas, which had been missing since 17 April, was found in a stable in the local town of Florida. The Valle del Cauca regional police chief, Fernando Murillo, said the horse named Lucas, which had been missing since 17 April, was found in a stable in the town of Florida.
“It had been left there by some people we are now seeking,” the Bogota daily El Espectador quoted Murillo as saying.“It had been left there by some people we are now seeking,” the Bogota daily El Espectador quoted Murillo as saying.
“What really happened was that ‘Tino’ lent the horse to a friend who, in a drunken state, had given it away to two young men.” “What really happened was that Tino lent the horse to a friend who, in a drunken state, had given it away to two young men.”
Former Parma and Newcastle United striker Asprilla, who had offered a 5 million Colombian pesos (£1,090) reward for the horse’s recovery, allowed his friend to ride it at the Buga Fair parade. Asprilla, who also played for Parma, had offered a 5m Colombian pesos (£1,090) reward for the horse’s recovery. He had allowed his friend to ride it at the Buga Fair parade.