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Lucky & Flo Sniff Out Stinky Piracy Ring

August 3, 2007 | 2:47 PM

Malaysian investigators, with the assistance of the world's first optical disc sniffing dogs, Lucky and Flo, have raided a suspected piracy outfit in Kuala Lumpur. Three disc replicating machines (capable of producing millions of discs per year) were seized.

It took more than 22 officials from the Ministry of Domestic Trade & Consumer Affairs and the Motion Picture Association to break down the factory doors. Authorities detained four suspects for questioning, according to a press release.

The bootlegging business had been running out of the building for three months, masquerading as a fertilizer plant. Hundreds of sacks of the stinky stuff were piled outside the premises. Lucky and Flo saw through the ruse.

About 18,000 illegal discs were confiscated including copies of "Pirates of the Caribbean," "Spiderman-3," and "The Simpsons Movie."

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