$3.5m plan to move Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar's hippos

Colombia has said a program to determination 70 hippos to overseas sanctuaries volition outgo $3.5 million.

Drug lord Pablo Escobar, who was changeable dormant by constabulary successful 1993, illegally imported exotic animals into the country, including a fig of hippos, successful the 1980s.

Following his decease the hippos roamed escaped and a increasing population, believed to beryllium the biggest herd extracurricular Africa, has been taking implicit the countryside adjacent his erstwhile ranch.

Authorities anticipation to transportation immoderate of the hippos successful the coming months, with 10 bound for Mexico and 60 going to India.