Police dog sniffs out £1.5m stash of cannabis at Cairnryan port

PD Gizmo discovered the drugs in a car and an HGV at Cairnryan Port in Dumfries and Galloway. Credit: Police Scotland

A police dog helped discover almost one and a half million pounds worth of cannabis during stolen vehicle searches in Dumfries and Galloway

Spaniel Gizmo was called into action when officers from Police Scotland stopped a stolen car at Loch Ryan Port in Cairnryan.

The following day he was at the same location assisting police who had stopped a lorry. Both vehicles contained large amounts of cannabis.

This busy dog primarily works at Loch Ryan Port with Border Policing Scotland.

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