Not sneaky enough

• Published date: 28 March 2024
• Publication title: Daily Post, The (Rotorua, New Zealand)

The dog, Bart, was helping his handler with a routine search of incoming property at the Upper Hutt prison earlier this month when he made the find

During the search, Bart gave a strong indication on a box of sneakers and would not leave the box alone, Corrections said in a statement.

His handler, John Thorne, began manually searching the shoes, carefully checking all of the usual cavities for concealment. However, he did not find anything of concern.

“Bart was adamant that he was right, so I knew I needed to keep searching,” Thorne said. “I checked the padding around the heel and then I...