TRUE HERO: Spanish police dog ‘Elton’ retires with honours after participating in over 500 cases

THE Guardia Civil has announced that Elton, a police dog in Spain, has retired with honours after participating in more than 500 different missing people and violent crime cases.

Thirteen-year-old Elton has been helped with some of the most well-known missing people cases in Spain, including Diana Quer, Marta del Castillo, Yeremi Vargas, Gabriel Cruz and many more.

According to the Guardia Civil’s tweet, Elton has been able to solve a murder by detecting a single drop of blood.

Fue capaz de aportar la prueba de un asesinato detectando una gota de sangre. Ha participado en la búsqueda de Diana Quer, Marta del Castillo, Yéremi Vargas o Gabriel Cruz, entre otros. Después de trabajar en más de 500 casos "Elton" se retira con honores. #ServicioCinológico pic.twitter.com/tVdW2fMBPI

— Guardia Civil (@guardiacivil) February 6, 2019