Dog sniffs out Birmingham Airport cash
29.08.09
Specially trained sniffer dogs who can detect the scent of money are being used at Birmingham Airport to detect to criminals trying to smuggle cash out of the country. In the past month they have detected more than £420,000 being carried by passengers, with £145,000 detained for further inquiries by UK Border Agency investigators amid suspicion it could be the proceeds of crime.
One passenger had more than £33,000 seized on two separate trips in two weeks after the dog detected the telltale smell of ink on banknotes. On August 12, sniffer dog Max discovered £28,000 in £50 notes hidden inside video cassette cases in a briefcase of a passenger bound for Yemen who about to board a connecting flight to Dubai. While the passenger claimed the money was hidden to stop if from being stolen, checks revealed the man had an outstanding VAT debt and it was seized pending further inquiries. Ten days later the same man was stopped again heading to Yemen via Dubai after a dog sniffed out £5,000 that was also seized.
UK Border Agency dog handler Dean Goddard said the gun dogs being used were ideal for the work because of their natural instinct to hunt and retrieved based on smells.
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