Rosie and Boo were on hand to help police officers and the council's Trading Standards seize around 4,400 illegal cigarettes and 6.5kg of tobacco with a retail value of approximately £8,000.
A pair of sniffer dogs uncovered thousands of illegal cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco from two shops in East Renfrewshire.
Springer Spaniel Rosie and Boo, a German Wirehaired Pointer Labrador are both specifically trained to find nicotine produce and assisted officers to make the recoveries during the searches, which otherwise would not have been visible during a routine inspection.READ MORE: Man raped Motherwell girl, 15, after demanding she take 'powdered substance'
"Trading Standards and Police Scotland's work is playing a significant role in disrupting this unlawful trade and is helping to take illegitimate tobacco products off of our local streets."
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