Meth hidden in stuffed toy dog, Border Patrol agents say (Report)

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents found nearly 2 pounds of methamphetamine in a stuffed toy dog.

 (CBP Arizona)

The keen nose of a dog with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection discovered last week a stuffed animal in the back of a car was no play toy. 

The CBP said in a news release that agents at an immigration checkpoint on Highway 78 near Blythe, Calif., were alerted Wednesday by a canine to an odor detected in a Dodge Challenger, prompting a second inspection. 

When agents did a further search of the vehicle, they discovered nearly five packages of methamphetamine that weighed nearly 2 pounds in a stuffed toy dog on the backseat.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents found nearly 2…