Explosives sniffer dog Buster unearthed a hidden cache of arms from an enemy camp in the southern Iraqi village of Safwan writes Nick Parker of The Sun, in this shared report from the front line. The Springer Spaniel's find was followed by the arrest of 16 Saddam Hussein gunnies supporters. Brown-eyed Buster, who is five, took part in a raid launched by 200 troops. His handler, Sergeant Danny Morgan, 37, of the Royal Army Veterinary Corps said: "The soldiers had found nothing so I unleashed Buster and sent him in. The rule is that the dog always goes first in case there are booby traps and I was obviously concerned for him as he started his search. Within minutes he became excited in a particular area and I knew he'd discovered something. The Iraqis we spoke to had denied having any weapons. But Buster found their arms even though they'd hidden them in a wall cavity, covered it with a sheet of tin then pushed a wardrobe in front of it. I'm very proud of him." Buster's haul included AK47 assault rifles, a pistol, grenades, ammunition and bomb-making equipment. Suitcases full of cash, a suspected stash of heroin and crack cocaine and pro-Saddam Hussein Ba'ath Party literature were also discovered in the buildings used by the mafia-style gangs.
Buster's a hero, Sgt. Danny's a hero, and a bunch of Baathists are shown up as cheap drugheads. |