INVC,
Mumbai,
Dog (Anny) was trained for nearly three months at BSF Camp in Tekanpur, near Gwalior seized drug worth Rs 3.2 Crore on 03rd Dec’ 2013.
No matter how far technology goes, you can’t beat instinct especially if it belongs to an 11-month-old canine fresh out of training camp. On Tuesday, Airport Customs of Mumbai Airport nabbed a drug-smuggler, when one of their dogs sniffed out the presence of drugs worth Rs 3.2 Crore from a female Air-Traveler.
As per routine, the canine and human members of the dog squad were doing an early-morning round along the airport concourse, the baggage area and shops in an around the International terminal of the Mumbai Airport.
Once of the dogs in the squad was the 11-month old Labrador, Anny. Around 4 am, Anny sniffed something that made her sit up and take note. In seconds, she was running towards a woman in the airport. Anny, who was only recently trained, started dragging her handler with such force that the fell, revealed a Customs official.
The woman on Anny’s radar – later identified as Thalitha Mosiga Potgietar (33) was carrying a South African Passport, and had alighted from the Ethiopian Airlines flight ET – 611 that had landed in Mumbai via Delhi. Alerted by the enthusiastic dog, the officials began conducting checks on her. On the basis of the signal received from the dog, the squad members apprehended her.
“We recovered 16 kg of Ephedrine drug worth Rs 3.2 Crore,” said the official. The drug is found in energy boosters. Ephedrine’s action is similar to that of adrenaline, with a prolonged effect and it is said to boost user’s energy levels and heighten his or her mood.
The drugs were concealed inside cardboard boxes and wrapped in embroidery lace. She is said to have been holding this package when the incident occurred. Sources said that the boxes were wrapped up so well that they would never have appeared suspicious to the officers, had it not been for Anny’s well-trained sense of smell.
Officers showered praises on Anny for the haul, even as they took credit for beefing up security to better nab peddlers who might be trying to sneak drugs into the city, as year-ending festivities begin. Anny was recruited to the team only two months ago, and this was her first ‘catch’. She was trained for nearly three months at the Border Security Force (BSF) camp in Tekanpur, near Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh before being brought to Mumbai.
Dog (Anny) was trained for nearly three months at BSF Camp in Tekanpur, near Gwalior seized drug worth Rs 3.2 Crore on 03rd Dec’ 2013.
No matter how far technology goes, you can’t beat instinct especially if it belongs to an 11-month-old canine fresh out of training camp. On Tuesday, Airport Customs of Mumbai Airport nabbed a drug-smuggler, when one of their dogs sniffed out the presence of drugs worth Rs 3.2 Crore from a female Air-Traveler.
As per routine, the canine and human members of the dog squad were doing an early-morning round along the airport concourse, the baggage area and shops in an around the International terminal of the Mumbai Airport.
Once of the dogs in the squad was the 11-month old Labrador, Anny. Around 4 am, Anny sniffed something that made her sit up and take note. In seconds, she was running towards a woman in the airport. Anny, who was only recently trained, started dragging her handler with such force that the fell, revealed a Customs official.
The woman on Anny’s radar – later identified as Thalitha Mosiga Potgietar (33) was carrying a South African Passport, and had alighted from the Ethiopian Airlines flight ET – 611 that had landed in Mumbai via Delhi. Alerted by the enthusiastic dog, the officials began conducting checks on her. On the basis of the signal received from the dog, the squad members apprehended her.
“We recovered 16 kg of Ephedrine drug worth Rs 3.2 Crore,” said the official. The drug is found in energy boosters. Ephedrine’s action is similar to that of adrenaline, with a prolonged effect and it is said to boost user’s energy levels and heighten his or her mood.
The drugs were concealed inside cardboard boxes and wrapped in embroidery lace. She is said to have been holding this package when the incident occurred. Sources said that the boxes were wrapped up so well that they would never have appeared suspicious to the officers, had it not been for Anny’s well-trained sense of smell.
Officers showered praises on Anny for the haul, even as they took credit for beefing up security to better nab peddlers who might be trying to sneak drugs into the city, as year-ending festivities begin. Anny was recruited to the team only two months ago, and this was her first ‘catch’. She was trained for nearly three months at the Border Security Force (BSF) camp in Tekanpur, near Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh before being brought to Mumbai.
