10 dogs found dead wrapped in trash bags along Robeson County ditch

ROBESON COUNTY, NC (WPDE) — The Robeson County Sheriff’s Office says “Operation Spring Cleaning” took place over the weekend. However, more than just trash was found.

According to Sheriff Burnis Wilkins, that a total of 1,545 large bags of trash were collected by just the groups participating in the event. More than 200 tires were picked up, several refrigerators, stoves and even a brand new 65” large screen TV still in the box was recovered on a roadside.

Also, under current investigation was the discovery of 10 dogs, mostly but not all pit-bulls, wrapped in black trash bags and thrown alongside a ditch bank, according to Sheriff Wilkins.

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