State troopers arrested four Minnesota men in Jefferson County after discovering 27 illegal cockfighting birds in a sport utility vehicle.
Dang Vang, 23, Billy Thao, 21, Sieng Vang, 24, and Ma Vang, 24, all of St. Paul, Minn., are being held in the Jefferson County Jail for investigation of “animal fighting,” said Gilbert Mares, spokesman for the Colorado State Patrol.
The four were in a Dodge SUV on Interstate 70 when the vehicle was pulled over Friday for a traffic violation, Mares said.
“The roosters were in crates,” he said.
The officer suspected the roosters could be illegal fighting cocks and called the Department of Agriculture to help in the investigation, he said.
The four men face possible felony charges, Mares said.
Kirk Mitchell, The Denver Post
