Bootleggers Try to Throw Dogs Off Scent

March 26th, 2007 in Technology / Other
Bootleggers Try to Throw Dogs Off Scent (AP)

Two black labrador s dogs, Lucky and Flo sit next to the shipment boxes containing pirated optical discs after the "Operation Double Trouble" demonstration at the main air cargo complex in Sepang, Malaysia, Tuesday, March 13, 2007. Music and movie pirates have put out a contract on Lucky and Flo, the two Labradors who helped sniff out nearly 1 million illegal discs within days of joining Malaysia's anti-piracy effort. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

(AP) -- Movie pirates are spraying chemicals on their bootleg DVDs to confuse two U.S.-loaned dogs who this month helped Malaysian authorities sniff out nearly 1 million illegal discs, an official said Monday.

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