DMX House raided, 12 pitbulls removed

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Maricopa County Sheriff's deputies say they removed 12 distressed pit bulls this morning from the Cave Creek home of rapper turned actor DMX.

Earl Simmons, a.k.a. DMX, was not at home when the raid occurred. Sources say deputies also found a large cache of weapons.

DMX is no stranger to trouble. During his 1999 Hard Knock Life tour, he was arrested in Denver on a warrant for charges he stabbed and shot his mother. He was later cleared. In 2002 he pleaded guilty in New Jersey for animal cruelty for neglecting 13 pit bulls. As part of his sentence he did a public service announcement against animal abuse.

About a half-pound of suspected illegal narcotics were found at the north Phoenix home of rapper DMX during a search launched by sheriff's deputies on Friday, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio said.Deputies, acting on a tip of animal cruelty, carried out 12 pit bulls in need of immediate medical care, investigators said.They said they also found the bodies of three dogs buried in the back yard of the Cave Creek property.

No charges have been filed and no one has been arrested. Arpaio said the investigation into alleged animal cruelty is ongoing and the suspected drugs are being tested to confirm their content.A tip came in more than a week ago about dogs being kept in inhumane conditions, Arpaio said.Detectives went to the home and then called one of the rapper's lawyers, Arapio said. Investigators told him that the conditions for the dogs needed to be improved or deputies would obtain a search warrant, Arpaio said.Authorities armed with a warrant returned to the home Friday and discovered a dozen dogs that were not being watered or fed, Arapio said.A source told CBS 5 News that someone had recently been hired to take care of DMX's dogs while he is in New York. Neighbors said they haven't seen DMX for several months.



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