During the investigation, authorities seized drugs, firearms and more than $55,000 in cash, in addition to dogs and training equipment, including treadmills, bite sticks and weights.
Prosecutors indicted 21 people on federal charges Thursday over alleged drug trafficking, money laundering, illegal firearm possession and dog fighting.
Investigators uncovered a"long history of dog fighting," with the ring based in Indianapolis, prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Southern District of Indiana said. They seized around 90 dogs, some puppies.
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