Prisoners were left in low spirits after sniffer dogs wrecked their plans for a festive booze-up.
A crack squad of alcohol detector dogs – dubbed hooch pooches – went on pre-Christmas patrol after bosses got wind of a plot for a mammoth batch of home brew.
The clever hounds, also known as as brew dogs, sniffed out a string of large illicit stashes after being sent in by determined governors at HMP Stocken in Rutland, East Midlands.
