Dogsey

The council’s trading standards team and Dorset Police carried out inspections at four premises across the county using sniffer dogs supplied by Wagtails UK.

At one shop Milo, a three and half year old brown and white English Springer spaniel, located the pouches of illegal hand rolling tobacco. While at another the owner volunteered the cigarettes before the dogs were needed.

All of the tobacco was labelled in another language and clearly not for the UK market.

Richard Herringshaw, principal trading standards officer, said:

“Using sniffer dogs is a first for us and we are pleased with the results.