Boris: Whoof Whoof

Mandeep Singh Chehil was caught at Halifax‘s International Airport in 2005 with 3 kilograms of cocaine. It seems a police sniffer dog, called Boris, made the find. The trial judge found that Mandeep’s Charter rights against unfair search had been violated and acquitted the importer.

The Court of Appeal reversed the decision and ordered a new trial. The Supreme Court of Canada will now have to decide whether a new trial is in order. The accused’s argument is that Boris cannot be trusted.

I did not know dogs can be dishonest. However, after some research, I agree that Boris cannot be trusted.

I uncovered classified information that before Boris joined the RCMP, he was actually a Russian agent working for the KGB. He worked in tandem with another sniffer hound, called Natasha. Boris and Natasha spent five years working the Moscow International Airport nabbing drug dealers.

Little is known however of the scandal where when business was slow, Boris and Natasha are said to have planted various drugs into suitcases of arriving passengers whom the police wanted to frame. Boris in fact was also a trained locksmith and safe- cracker and he was readily able to unlock the suitcases of targeted travelers and insert the prohibited drugs.

After his improprieties were discovered, Boris was forced to resign from his job in shame. Following his resignation, Boris joined the Moscow Circus for a while. He eventually immigrated to Canada but on his immigration application he failed to disclose his past indiscretions. Immigration officials are currently looking into Boris’ past record with a view of deporting him.

It is obvious this case is tainted. Boris cannot be trusted and his evidence is totally suspect. In fact in this very case, the evidence is that the RCMP were able to open Mandeep’s suitcase only with the help of Boris who cracked the lock’s combination after listening to the suitcase’s sounds through a stethoscope.

The only question now is one of public policy. If a man smuggles in 3 kilos of cocaine, should he not be given the respect and consideration of allowing an honest dog to discover the stash?