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<p>McMINNVILLE, Ore. &#8212; An Oregon family&#8217;s golden retriever has been honored by a sheriff for digging up $85,000 worth of black tar heroin in a backyard.</p><p><a href="http://bit.ly/2xb1MmW" target="_blank">KATU-TV reported </a>Friday that the owners of the 18-month-old dog named Kenyon thought he had dug up a time capsule in their backyard, so they decided to film themselves opening it.</p><p>As they did, they realized Kenyon had found drugs.</p><p>Yamhill County Sheriff Tim Svenson identified the substance as more than 15 ounces of black tar heroin.</p><p>Svenson presented Kenyon with a ribbon and named him an honorary narcotics dog for life.</p><p style="text-align: right;"><em> &#8212; The Associated Press</em></p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Yamhill County Sheriff Tim Svenson poses with golden retriever Kenyon in McMinnville, Ore.<ins>, on Thursday. Kenyon was honored for digging up $85,000 worth of black tar heroin in the family&#8217;s backyard.</ins> </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/web1_Kenyon-cmyk.jpg</photo0><caption0>Yamhill County Sheriff Tim Svenson poses with golden retriever Kenyon in McMinnville, Ore.<ins>, on Thursday. Kenyon was honored for digging up $85,000 worth of black tar heroin in the family&#8217;s backyard.</ins> </caption0><photoCredit0>Yamhill County Sheriff&#8217;s Office via AP </photoCredit0></div></div>
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Golden retriever digs up heroin in Oregon backyard