After receiving a tip that several dogs were being mistreated at the Cave Creek, Arizona home of rapper DMX, deputies from the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office raided the residence Friday and found more than what they had expected.
Authorities discovered 12 dogs (two pit bulls, the rest mastiffs) tied up on the property and the remains of three other dogs buried in the back yard. The search also turned up a variety of firearms and a half-pound of suspected illegal narcotics, according to reports. DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons, was not at home when the raid was carried out.
Deputies seized the 12 pit bulls tied up on the property.
The buried dogs were discovered when authorities dug up the back yard. It appeared as if one carcass was burned, but the cause of death on the other dogs was unknown because the bodies were decomposing.
Police said they also saw several cars with license plates that could not be traced.