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Wild elephant alerts police to hidden drugs in forest in China’s southwestern Yunnan province | South China Morning Post

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A wild elephant has been hailed a hero in China after it uncovered a backpack containing illicit drugs. The incident happened in Mengman township in southwestern Yunnan province, where around 6 pounds (2.7kg) of opium were found inside a bag hidden in the forest.

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