MLPD uncovers large rooster fighting operation during drug search
The Moses Lake Street Crimes Unit, while conducting a search warrant for methamphetamine sales and illegal firearm possession, arrested six people for a suspected illegal rooster fighting operation on the premises. MLPD Captain Jeff Sursely said there were around 71 modified roosters and over 400 birds on site. There was also a ring built in one of the sheds. Rooster fighting usually involves cruel and painful modification to the birds.
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MOSES LAKE – On Thursday, the Moses Lake Street Crimes Unit, with assistance from the Moses Lake Tactical Response Team, executed a search warrant at 10032 Road N.4 NE in Moses Lake. The operation, initially focused on methamphetamine sales and illegal firearm possession, unearthed an extensive illegal rooster fighting operation on the premises, according to MLPD.
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