宾夕法尼亚州男子贩运冰毒并组织斗狗被判148个月：家中搜出21只比特犬，8只带斗狗伤痕
美国宾夕法尼亚中区联邦检察官办公室宣布，宾夕法尼亚州卢泽恩县 Hazle Township 的 40 岁男子 Brandon Crum 因贩运毒品与斗狗罪行，于 11 月 5 日被联邦高级地区法官 Robert D. Mariani 判处 148 个月监禁。
据联邦检察官 Brian D. Miller 介绍，Crum 此前已就分销冰毒，以及持有并训练动物参加斗狗活动认罪。此案源于一宗毒品调查：Crum 分销了数量可观的冰毒，执法人员随后持搜查令搜查其位于 Hazle Township 的住所，在屋内与后院的分开的笼子里发现约 21 只比特类犬只。
搜查中，执法人员查获大量有组织斗狗的物品，包括训练器材，如负重项圈、跑步机和弹簧杆，以及用于治疗斗狗伤口的物品，如多袋静脉输液、手术缝合线和其他伤口护理用品。兽医随后检查发现，至少 8 只犬带有与有组织斗狗相符的伤口与疤痕。
Mariani 法官在量刑时形容被告的斗狗罪行「令人发指、不人道、残暴」（outrageous, inhumane, savage）。
此案由美国缉毒局（DEA）与宾夕法尼亚州警察侦办，助理联邦检察官 Kyle A. Moreno 负责起诉。（来源：美国司法部）
Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to 148 Months for Meth Trafficking and Dog Fighting: 21 Pit Bulls Found at His Home, 8 With Fighting Wounds
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Brandon Crum, 40, of Hazle Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on November 5 by Senior U.S. District Judge Robert D. Mariani to 148 months in prison for drug trafficking and dog fighting offenses.
According to U.S. Attorney Brian D. Miller, Crum previously pleaded guilty to distributing methamphetamine and to possessing and training animals to participate in an animal fighting venture, namely dog fighting. The case arose from a drug investigation in which Crum distributed significant quantities of methamphetamine. Law enforcement then executed a search warrant at Crum's residence in Hazle Township, where they found approximately 21 pit bull-type dogs spread throughout the house and backyard in separate cages.
During the search, officers seized numerous items indicative of organized dog fighting, including training equipment such as a weighted collar, a treadmill and a spring pole, as well as items used to treat dog fighting injuries, such as numerous IV fluid bags, surgical sutures and other wound care paraphernalia. A subsequent veterinary examination revealed that at least eight dogs had wounds and scarring consistent with organized dog fighting.
In imposing the sentence, Judge Mariani described the defendant's dog fighting crimes as "outrageous, inhumane, savage."
The case was investigated by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Pennsylvania State Police and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Kyle A. Moreno. (Source: U.S. Department of Justice)
来源：美国司法部
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