Dog sniffs out illicit tobacco in Scotland

Shops selling illicit tobacco in the Mearns, Scotland, are being hounded out of town by a new council recruit.

According to a story by Martin Dalziel, Dixie the sniffer dog was used by the Aberdeenshire Council’s Trading Standards Office, supported by the police, in a two-day operation targeting businesses where police intelligence had indicated illicit tobacco products were being sold.

In the recent operation, Dixie was able to detect tobacco hidden behind a false wall at one business.