The specially trained dog of the customs services of the Independent Authority for Public Revenues immediately spotted the well-hidden banknotes.
30,000 euros hidden in cigarette packets were found at Athens airport Eleftherios Venizelos by a specially trained police dog. Specifically, a Greek seaman landed at Eleftherios Venizelos, coming from Dubai, having hidden this amount and 500 US dollars in cigarette packs, packed in boxes and tobacco pouches.
30,000 euros hidden in cigarette packets found by a police dog However, Bart, the specially trained dog of the customs services of the Independent Revenue Authority, immediately spotted the well-hidden banknotes. The money was confiscated while the Greek sailor who sought to illegally cross into Greece is in the hands of the Hellenic Police.
The four-legged policemen have often proved to be useful assistants to the forces of Hellas. As dikastiko.gr reported, a similar incident took place in Mytilene when a police dog spotted pots of cannabis. “Kullo” together with officers of the Narcotics Police were searching the house of a Greek man in an area of Mytilene when the specially trained dog discovered the seedlings. Information was available about the man that he was growing skunk-type cannabis and more.
The trained four-legged police officer went straight to the balcony of the house, where he found two skunk-type cannabis seedlings of 1.20 and 1.15 metres in height, as well as two common cannabis trees of 10 and 15 centimetres in height, which the resident was growing in pots.
In addition, he also discovered a metal box containing a quantity of crystal methamphetamine weighing 1.3 grams. A case was filed against the perpetrator, who was arrested, for cultivation and possession of drugs, which was referred to the Mytilene Prosecutor’s Office.