Pet dogs sniff out cannabis stashed in parcel at post office

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A postmaster's pet dogs managed to foil a drug deal after they sniffed out a package containing cannabis at a rural Post Office.

The parcel containing cannabis had been sent by a man in the village who was later arrested after he left his address inside the parcel.

The package was in one of the sacks when the postmaster's Cocker Spaniels Frankie and Badger began barking and sniffing around it - and then tore it open.

Detectives were called to the village post office in Frampton-on-Severn, Gloucester, and realised the package contained the illegal Class B drug.

They then used the address inside to raid a nearby farm where they discovered four small cannabis plants.

A 23-year-old man from the village was arrested and cautioned. It is understood that an unwitting relative of the arrested man dropped the parcel off at the post office.

A worker from the Post office, said: "It was left here to go out with Parcelforce. The smell was horrific. The dogs were very interested in it - it really stank.

"It raised suspicions, as it was either a bad pair of old socks, or something that wasn't legal.

"Obviously we were shrewd enough to know it was not something we should be sending. Perhaps they thought we were naive but it turned out we were correct.

"The police were called and they took it away. We believe it was dry matter inside."

A police spokesman said the parcel was addressed to a recipient in London but they intercepted it before it was loaded in to a delivery van, on Thursday, March 13.

It had an estimated street value of between £250 and £300.

A police spokesperson said: "We conducted a search of a premises near the post office and found three to four plants.

"He had been intending to send the cannabis to a friend in London.

"The 23-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possession and cultivation of cannabis, and on suspicion of possession of cannabis with intent to supply.

"He was cautioned for the second offence."

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Can they sniff my packet bags , I have many Polish, Lithuanian and Latvian customers.
Even the christmas and birthday cards come with squashie sachets of powder in them . Not just for personal use either methinks.