Rookie gets first sniff at border patrol

The Customs Service's newest recruit had his first shot at sniffing out drugs at Auckland Airport yesterday.

Anzac - a 22-month-old black labrador who is halfway through his 12-week training course - successfully detected a cloth with the odour of cocaine planted on a customs officer acting as an incoming passenger.

"He did really well," says Dave Huff, chief customs officer in charge of detector dog training. "In another six weeks we'll have him up to speed with the other dogs." MORE>>