A South African Airways flight attendant has been sentenced to seven years in prison after attempting to smuggle cocaine worth £120,000 in her underwear through Heathrow Airport.
Elphia Dlamini, 42, was caught during a random search by sniffer dogs on 26 June. The springer spaniel, named Clever Trevor, alerted authorities to the drugs hidden in her bra and knickers.
Dlamini, who lives in Cape Town, pleaded guilty to importation of drugs at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court before being sentenced at Isleworth Crown Court on Friday.
Peter Avery, assistant director at the UK Border Agency's criminal and financial investigations directorate, said: 'This drug smuggling attempt is particularly serious because this woman has sought to abuse her position, thinking the UK Border Agency would pay less attention to airline and airport staff.'
He added: 'This case shows that there is no one type of drug smuggler and we have got our eye on everyone coming into and out of the UK.'
