A group of men have been charged with animal cruelty and illegal gambling for operating a clandestine horse-racing circuit in San Joaquin County, California, that involved doping horses with methamphetamine and cocaine.
With the help of confidential informants, undercover investigators from the state's Bureau of Gambling Control infiltrated races at private ranches in California towns Stockton, Lodi, Escalon and Ceres over three years, The Record said. Investigators wore hidden cameras and audio recorders.
A total of nine men have been charged along with the lead defendants, Manuel Monroy and his son, Simon Monroy-Segovia, who both stand charged with more than 30 counts, including animal cruelty, horse doping, bookmaking and holding bets.
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