The most "money-loving" dog in the world: London "money sniffing dog" intercepted tens of millions of pounds in 5 years

2016-01-07 「 1681 words / 3 minute 」
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史宾格犬"鲁比"是英国最成功的嗅钱犬,在服役的五年时间里,她总共截获了1050万英镑的违禁现金。
Springer spaniel Ruby is Britain's most successful money detection dog. She detected 10.5m pounds of illicit cash in the five years she has been a detector dog.
6岁的鲁比在英国伦敦希思罗机场工作,在这里,她成功"破案"数百起。其中,截获的最大单笔金额是一名赴泰乘客手提行李中的20万英镑现金和银行汇票。
The six-year-old works at Heathrow Airport, where she has made hundreds of finds. Her largest single haul was 200,000 pounds in cash and banker's drafts in hand-luggage heading for Thailand.
即使是对皇室,这只母犬也毫不"徇私"。去年11月鲁比前往内政部做客时,还本能地嗅了嗅英国女王伊丽莎白二世的手提包。
Even royalty is not immune to her smelling powers, and she was caught instinctively sniffing the Queen's handbag during a visit to the Home Office in November.
在她的五年职业生涯当中,鲁比创纪录般的成功对于英国对抗恐怖、镇压走私来说是有巨大的推动作用。
Ruby's record-breaking success during her five-year career is a huge boost to Britain's crackdown on money smuggling in the fight against terror.
Ruby非常擅长检测涂在钞票上油墨的香味。由于钱币味道的不同,所以这与嗅探毒品、爆炸物相比要困难许多。
Ruby specialises in detecting the scent of ink on banknotes, which is much harder than sniffing for drugs or explosives because the smell of money varies more.
鲁比”能一口气在机场工作10小时,并嗅探大约4个航班的580名旅客及上千件行李。
During a ten-hour shift she will check around four flights, which carry thousands of pieces of luggage and up to 580 people.
当她发现疑点时,就会立时停下身子,用鼻子直指可疑物品。
When she finds a scent, Ruby will 'freeze' at its strongest point, pointing at it with her nose.
38岁的“鲁比”训练员戴夫·贝林厄姆自豪地说:“她是一只聪明、特别的狗,而且相当热爱工作。对她来说,这是一个捉迷藏的游戏……而她总能找到!”
Her handler, Border Force officer Dave Bellingham, 38, said: 'She is brilliant, a very, very special dog. She's really enthusiastic for her work. To her, it is a game, like hide-and-seek ... But she's so good at finding it.'