Greenville police mourn loss of retired K-9 officer

Members of one Carolina police department are mourning the loss of one of their retired K-9 officers.

Greenville police say K-9 Bono Jr. passed away Monday after a bout with cancer.

Bono Jr. was assigned to the Greenville Regional Drug Task Force from 2010 to 2019 and had a career filled with major drug busts, and countless criminals put behind bars, according to police.

The K-9 was able to retire in 2019 with his handler, Detective Tim McLaughlin.

Bono Jr. spent the past three years with McLaughlin and his family.

He would have turned 13 years old next Thursday.

This story originally appeared on WITN.com.