Editing Smuggling (section)

====Livestock====
Smugglers have also been known to transport contraband with the use of [[livestock]]. One such example is the use of [[horses]], [[donkeys]], [[mule]]s and [[ponies]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://tuesdayshorse.wordpress.com/2010/07/09/plight-of-drug-trade-horses/ | title=Plight of drug trade horses | date=9 July 2010 }}</ref> The traffickers often strap the illicit goods to the packhorses [[pack saddle]], so that the animal can carry more loads of contraband further and across more rugged terrain then a human courier. In addition to Packhorses, Smugglers have also been known to transport contraband with the use of [[horse-drawn vehicles]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2021/nov/06/interstate-carriages-usedto-smuggle-drugs-to-kerala-2380021.html | title=Interstate carriages used to smuggle drugs to Kerala }}</ref> Additionally there are also livestock that smugglers have used as living body couriers, in such instances the animals are either made to swallow the drugs or the drugs are surgically implanted inside the animals before they are [[Herder|herded]] to another destination, at a later date when the animals are [[Animal slaughter|slaughtered]] for their [[Meat industry|meat]], the drugs are then removed and given to associates. One such example is the use of [[cattle]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.daily-sun.com/printversion/details/410659/Cattle-used-in-drug-smuggling- | title=Cattle used in drug smuggling | work=Daily Sun }}</ref> Cattle have been used as 'body couriers' to transport contraband in multiple ways, often by inserting the drugs into the cattle, to be removed at a later time after slaughter. Another animal that traffickers have used as body couriers are [[goat]]s, which they remove drugs from after slaughter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/eish/uncovered-how-goats-can-turn-into-mules-236273|title=Uncovered: How goats can turn into 'mules'|accessdate=11 March 2023}}</ref> Additionally another animal that has been used by smugglers to transport contraband are [[sheep]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jordantimes.com/news/local/suspected-smugglers-hide-500000-narcotic-pills-sheep%E2%80%99|title='Suspected smugglers hide 500,000 narcotic pills on sheep'|date=2 September 2015|website=Jordan Times|accessdate=11 March 2023}}</ref> Oftentimes, the traffickers either attach the drugs to the sheep's wool or they insert the drugs inside the sheep to be removed at a later date after slaughter. What type of livestock or pack animals do organized criminals use to carry contraband, often depends on availability and region. For example, in parts of South America, traffickers have used [[llama]]s as pack animals to transport drugs across rugged terrain or across borders.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://news.co.cr/first-airplanes-now-llamas-cocaine-smuggling-in-the-andes/39732/ | title=First Airplanes, Now Llamas: Cocaine Smuggling in the Andes | date=23 June 2015 }}</ref> In certain parts of Asia, [[elephant]]s have been used as pack animals to carry large amounts of drugs across wilderness areas or across borders.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://thehillsrehabchiangmai.com/ | title=Heroin Addicted Elephants Treated and Released Sober | date=11 August 2014 }}</ref> In Middle Eastern countries, smugglers have also been known to use [[camel]]s as pack animals to transport drugs across further distances or across borders.<ref>Courtney Trenwith. (18 June 2015). [https://www.arabianbusiness.com/gcc/camel-carrying-114-000-drugs-intercepted-at-saudi-border-596704 Camel carrying 114,000 drugs intercepted at Saudi border] ''Arabian Business''</ref>