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Agents raid cockfighting operation in Va.

Police say several people are facing charges following a raid of a cockfighting operation in Wise County.
A pair of fighting cocks do battle during a cock-fight in a village in the Jalandhar district of northern Punjab state on December 13, 2012. The sport of cock-fighting, frowned upon by animal lovers, has strong supporters in the countryside of northern India.

POUND, Va. (AP) - Police say several people are facing charges following a raid of a cockfighting operation in Wise County.

Police tell media outlets that local, state and federal officers executed search and arrest warrants early Saturday morning in the Pound area.

The warrants stemmed from an investigation of drug distribution, gambling, and animal cruelty due to cockfighting.

Officers seized several thousand dollars' worth of items.

Details of the raid are expected to be released later this week.

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