Highest Bounty on a Dog is On Agata

Most of us would get a dog as a house pet or a guard dog, so possible thieves would think twice about getting inside our homes. They fear of easily getting caught, while in Columbia drug sindicates fear of one dog. A five year old that's got some notorious enemies.

Agata in action

In 2004, a bounty of $10,000 was placed on Agata, a female golden Labrador who is one of Columbia’s top drug-sniffer dogs, making her a Guinness title holder for the Highest Bounty on a Dog. The bounty was raised by drug traffickers following a very successful string of detections. Agata's daily duties include sniffing out 5 cargo planes and one passenger flight. She began her career in 2003 and since then has helped track down 300 kilos (660 pounds) of cocaine and 20 kilos (44 pounds) of heroine. She has been decorated by the police force for her work in the field.

Police intercepted a message from drug traffickers outlining plans to poison the golden Labrador retriever. Luckily, Agata has a 24 hour bodyguard who check son her food for poison.