Dogs sniff out pirate DVD factory
I hope the Optical Media Board (OMB) will also use these kind of dogs to fight video piracy in the country (huhuhu, and there will be no more 9-in-1 dvds). Sniffer dogs have helped shut down a factory in Malaysia that was producing pirated films, according to the Motion Picture Association (MPA) trade body. About 18,000 discs were seized from the premises near Kuala Lumpur, including illegal copies of The Simpsons Movie.
Lucky and Flo - the first dogs trained to sniff out counterfeit discs - were involved in the operation, which led to the detention of four men.
Since March, 26 arrests have been made following raids involving the dogs.
In the last six months, more than 1.6 million discs have been recovered by Malaysian authorities during operations involving the Labradors.
Strong scent
According to the MPA, which represents the major Hollywood studios, three disc replicating machines were seized in the latest raid.
They were capable of producing at least 10.6 million pirated discs, worth more than $21m (£10.5m) a year, the MPA said.
Lucky and Flo were trained by a handler in Northern Ireland who usually teaches dogs to find bombs.
In an effort to thwart the dogs, the suspected pirates had piled 300 sacks of strong-smelling fertiliser outside the factory.
‘Great success’
The MPA’s Mike Ellis, said: “The Malaysian government’s aggressive enforcement measures send a clear message that piracy will not be tolerated. We therefore remain fully committed to support them in their operations.”
The deployment of Lucky and Flo in Malaysia had been “a great success”, he added, praising the government for showing “tremendous leadership in tackling the piracy problem”.
The black Labradors have been so successful that local media said movie pirates had offered a bounty to anyone who eliminated the dogs.
The pairs’ stint in Malaysia is expected to end in August. Malaysia plans to form its own canine anti-piracy unit early next year.
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