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Dog called Rambo sniffed out a ￡1million cannabis factory through a tiny hole in a wall

2021-11-12 00:00:00.0 太阳报-英国新闻原网页

A DOG called Rambo sniffed out a ￡1million cannabis factory through a tiny hole in a wall.

Owner Avtar Singh, 53, had taken the German shepherd-cross to the gym he runs to meet special needs youngsters training there.

Rambo the dog, with owner Avtar Singh, sniffed out a ￡1million cannabis factory through a tiny hole in a wall. Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd 4

Avtar points to the wall that got Rambo so excited Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd 4

Mr Singh peered through the 5mm gap that intrigued the dog and was shocked to see thousands of cannabis plants, sprinkler watering systems and heating lamps Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd

But when the dog sat down next to a wall that separates it from the building next door, he became excited and started putting his nose up against a wall.

Mr Singh peered through the 5mm gap that intrigued the dog and was shocked to see thousands of cannabis plants, sprinkler watering systems and heating lamps.

Police swooped on the top floor of the converted factory in Leicester and arrested three suspects, who were apparently tending to plants.

Mr Singh said: “Rambo started holding his nose in the air.

“I knew it meant he had picked up a smell that humans had not detected. He then started going wappy and pressed his nose against the wall.

“I looked through and I couldn’t believe my eyes. There was just row upon row of these cannabis plants with all this growing equipment.

“There must have been hundreds of thousands of them. I knew what it was straight away. Rambo is such an intelligent dog — not even the real Rambo would have been able to sniff out that lot.”

Mr Singh, who also runs a security company, uses eight-year-old Rambo as a general protection dog.

His main job is guarding building sites out of hours.

The married dad of two decided to add to Rambo’s skill-set just two weeks ago by training him to be a professional sniffer dog. The reward for finding the plants was a beef-steak for Rambo.

The uncovered haul and operation has been estimated to have a value of up to ￡1million.

Leicestershire Police said: “On Tuesday, police were called to former industrial premises following a report of a cannabis grow inside.

“Officers found a large number of plants in the building.”

Three men, aged 21, 24 and 29, have been charged with cultivating cannabis. They appeared before magistrates yesterday and were remanded in custody to appear at Leicester crown court next month.

Police swooped on the top floor of the converted factory in Leicester and arrested three suspects, who were apparently tending to plants Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd