ozzieman05 Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 A DVD-sniffing anti-piracy dog named Paddy has uncovered a huge cache of 35,000 discs in warehouses, many destined for export industry officials said on Wednesday The black Labrador will now be used by enforcement officials , the Motion Picture Association (MPA) said in a statement. Paddy was given to officials to help close down piracy syndicates who churn out vast quantities of illegal DVDs. The dog is specially trained to detect chemicals in the discs. "Paddy led enforcement officers on a successful weekend operation to shut down the supply lines of pirated movie DVDs "Post-raid investigations revealed that two of the targets were actively involved in exporting pirated DVDs. The raids carried out by officials from the MPA and trade and consumer affairs ministry shut down six warehouses storing pirated products, it said. The MPA said just-released titles such as "Terminator Salvation", "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian", "Angels and Demons" and "Star Trek" were among the movies seized. "This is a clear signal to the pirates that we will not waver in our efforts to shut them down," "We are glad to hear that Paddy?s skills are being put to good use against the large, organised network of pirates involved in exporting illegal pirated DVDs," said Mike Ellis, the MPA's Asia-Pacific managing director. So next time you are passing through customs and a dog sniffs at your suitcase, it maybe more than drugs he is looking for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzieman05 Posted June 3, 2009 Author Share Posted June 3, 2009 I want to be inside Pantrip Plaza the day they bring the dogs in Hundreds of Thai men running everywhere Chased by black labradors :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukrules Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 So they raided a warehouse full of boxes and instead of opening one of them to see what's inside they use a dog, seems a little strange. I had heard that customs officials were using these dogs to 'sniff out' international parcels containing DVD's, apparently the dogs are just as good at finding entire boxes of blank dvd's as they are at finding pirate content. The police have used these dogs in the past (and probably still do) in England on trains and other transportation to find people carrying large amounts of cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnhancePlus Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 (edited) There goes my smuggling idea Edited June 3, 2009 by EnhancePlus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzieman05 Posted June 3, 2009 Author Share Posted June 3, 2009 Thats a point never thought of that If they are trained to sell the chemicals in the ink, then they will get the same smell if they are brand new still in the box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukrules Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 There goes my smuggling idea Haha - just don't use FedEx to the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattayaParent Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 I had heard that customs officials were using these dogs to 'sniff out' international parcels containing DVD's, apparently the dogs are just as good at finding entire boxes of blank dvd's as they are at finding pirate content. So if you're travelling with a few mates get them to fill their suitcases with blank discs and while the dog's driving the Customs Inspectors crazy finding nothing then you slip through with your suitcase full of pirate DVDs. The dogs noses have a hard time with coffee and lemons so these can be used to mask the smells I've found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSnake Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Dam, one heck of a Dog, soon they will be train to sniff out those with STDs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grantbkk Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 A non issue. Thai police puppets acting at the behest of the government are making show raids because they want off the Evil 12 Copyright list. This is just another juvenile phase that will be short lived. A cause of the moment that hardly disrupts us from obtaining "master copies" for our viewing enjoyment. I have a feeling thousands of these recently released movies and everything that is out there are being downloaded from the internet. I have a few friends who until recently only used a computer for Skype and email. Within a couple of months they became expert geeks in file sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukrules Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Dam, one heck of a Dog, soon they will be train to sniff out those with STDs Why not. Reminds me of the rats that are trained to detect the presence of TB by sniffing saliva samples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongThaimer Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 keep doing that and won't be long before PADDY gets on the pirate's hit list ......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogma Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 thai officials do these raids from time to time to make it look like they are serious about solving this piracy problem,but they only do it occasionally and if the distributors are paying off the police they would get a fair warning before the dogs came in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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