Japanese Customs Lose Drugs
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Japanese customs officers were left embarrassed after a sniffer dog failed to find marijuana planted in a passenger’s luggage.
They had to make a public announcement as the dog’s trainers couldn’t remember which bag they had stashed the drugs in, reports the Daily Telegraph.
An officer at Narita International Airport had stuffed five ounces of marijuana into the side pocket of a randomly selected black suitcase coming off an overseas flight.
“The dog couldn’t find it and the officer also forgot which bag he put it in,” a customs office spokeswoman said. “If by some chance passengers find it in their suitcase, we’re asking them to return it.”
The 38-year-old customs officer said: “I knew that using passengers’ bags is prohibited, but I did it because I wanted to improve the sniffer dog’s ability.”
He was reprimanded by the head of customs at Narita.
“This case was extremely regrettable. I would like to deeply apologise,” said Manpei Tanaka, the airport’s customs chief.
The cannabis was in a metal box wrapped with newspapers.
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