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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Steffie Banatvala

‘Hero’ hound sniffs out erectile dysfunction pills

The box appeared to be an ordinary delivery bike box but in reality was a covert cache of illicit goods - (Tower Hamlets Council)

A sniffer dog has been praised as a “hero” for discovering a stash of illegal cigarettes, vapes and unlicensed erectile dysfunction tablets during an enforcement operation in east London.

The trained four-year-old springer spaniel, known as Skye, detected suspicious smells from a locked bike box outside a shop in Whitechapel while on patrol with officers on 11 June.

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