Japan introduces dogs to sniff out illegal cash at airports

Japan's sniffer dogs that detect illegal drugs at airports are set to be joined by canines trained to use their noses to uncover large amounts of cash in luggage. Two dogs that went through a month of money-sniffing practice demonstrated their abilities to the media at Narita Airport near Tokyo.

In a test, the dogs checked 14 pieces of luggage and stopped at a bag that was suspect within 60 seconds. Japan Customs said the training of such dogs will improve detection of illegal activity at airports throughout Japan.