New sniffer dogs patrol Calgary airport for contraband

[jolinar of malkshor]

The two newest employees of the Canada Border Services Agency got their first sniff of their jobs Wednesday at the Calgary airport.
Blizzard, a two-year-old retriever, is the airport's first currency sniffer dog, tasked with finding large sums of contraband cash.

"He'll find things in the weirdest places," said Rusty's handler, Laura Hiscott. "He'll find chicken pot pies in the bottom of someone's golf bag. You don't expect to find food in someone's golf bag with the exception of maybe a can of beer."

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/sto...socialcomments

This is a good thing. It will help stop the flow of proceeds of crime out the country door. AND....why would somone smuggle a chicken pot pie into the country?

[Boblobla]

I got my beef jerky past the dogs in and out of the country in both Canada and England.

I don't have much faith if these dogs can't smell an open pack of beef...

[RougeUnderoos]

Originally Posted by Boblobla

I got my beef jerky past the dogs in and out of the country in both Canada and England.

I don't have much faith if these dogs can't smell an open pack of beef...

Was it "suitcased"?

[browna]

Burning question of the day: can they sniff out batteries that are to be recycled?

[Ozy_Flame]

Stupid dog thought he smelled narcotics in my jacket pocket. I was detained in New Zealand for two hours while I was grilled about my travel plans. I now have a dislike for these beasts no matter how friendly they are.

[mykalberta]

That dog has nothing on the attack dogs in Lucerne Switzerland.

There is an underground mall there and I honestly thought there was a small horse coming at me, ended up being some freak of nature german shephard that 2 police (armed with machine guns) were holding on to with chain leash.

Put those at the metal detectors and it would scare any bad-dooer to shat his pants.

[Traditional_Ale]

***Disclaimer***

I am not a drug dealer, have never attempted this first-hand, and am only passing on second-hand information.

***End Disclaimer***



Put the stuff in a bottle of cheap 2 in 1 shampoo with a high zinc content.

No smell, and it shows up as an opaque shape in the form of a shampoo bottle on the x-rays (not revealing the stuffed baggie inside).

[McMack]

[4X4]

Originally Posted by Traditional_Ale

***Disclaimer***

I am not a drug dealer, have never attempted this first-hand, and am only passing on second-hand information.

***End Disclaimer***



Put the stuff in a bottle of cheap 2 in 1 shampoo with a high zinc content.

No smell, and it shows up as an opaque shape in the form of a shampoo bottle on the x-rays (not revealing the stuffed baggie inside).

I'm not a drug dealer either, but for what you can fit into a container that has to fit into a shampoo container, is it really worth it? If you're going to smuggle, make it worth while...

[koop]

Originally Posted by 4X4

I'm not a drug dealer either, but for what you can fit into a container that has to fit into a shampoo container, is it really worth it? If you're going to smuggle, make it worth while...

Just tell airport security that you are a traveling travel size shampoo salesman. Problem solved.

[jammies]

Originally Posted by jolinar of malkshor

"He'll find chicken pot pies in the bottom of someone's golf bag.

I don't think you need a specially trained dog for that. Currency, sure, but sniffing out food is the doggy equivalent of depth perception in humans - it's built into the specifications.

Heck, if they are looking for contraband food, hire my cat. He can tell the difference between me taking milk out of the refrigerator as opposed to say, an apple. At least, that's the only way I can explain how he is at my feet instantly when I pull out something he might like, as opposed to something he doesn't care about, where he'll remain inert on the couch in the other room. As long as the travellers are smuggling pepperoni, leftover steaks and cheese, he'd be an invaluable anti-smuggling tool.

[Daradon]

Originally Posted by 4X4

I'm not a drug dealer either, but for what you can fit into a container that has to fit into a shampoo container, is it really worth it? If you're going to smuggle, make it worth while...

Depending on the cut... that could actually be very profitable.

If your moving something larger than that, your using private plane or boat anyway.

Or the U.S. mail system...

[Traditional_Ale]

Originally Posted by 4X4

I'm not a drug dealer either, but for what you can fit into a container that has to fit into a shampoo container, is it really worth it? If you're going to smuggle, make it worth while...

1/2 OZ of pot for personal use from Calgary goes a long way into Toronto, where the pot is terrible.

Also, smuggle a standard 2 in 1 size bottle of MDMA into Japan and you're not only paying for your trip, you're coming home about 6000 to the better.