Dogs sniff coke in deo roll-ons
2010-09-09 21:13
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Frankfurt - Sniffer dogs detected 25kg of cocaine in a man's luggage even though it was hidden in 801 still-functional deodorant roll-ons, German customs said on Thursday.
After being alerted by the two dogs at Frankfurt airport, customs officials opened five suitcases belonging to a 41-year-old Nigerian man arriving from Venezuela and found 30g of the drug in each roll-on, a statement said.
"It's really amazing (with the dogs). In the past we have even found opium and heroin hidden in packets of mustard and things," spokesperson Christine Kolodzeisk told AFP.
The drugs have a street value of around €1.25m and the man, who has not been named, was arrested and now faces several years in prison, she added.
Customs officials at Frankfurt airport, one of Europe's busiest airports, seized around 1 000kg of drugs last year, including around 400kg of cocaine.
- SAPA