A man was fined for possession of narcotics this Wednesday, April 10, in the city center of Amiens. The man wanted to pet the dog specialized in searching for narcotics but the animal detected drugs in his shoes.

The police discovered illicit products in his sock and he was fined 150 euros for possession. The dog marked him positive so he was subject to an identity check and pat-downs,” explained Laurent Berthuin, in charge of communications for the national police of the Somme. “We found it a bit unusual for a person in possession of. narcotics to throw themselves into the den of the wolf. This is not common,’ added Laurent Berstuin. The incident occurred in Amiens, France, in front of a crowd of about 100 people, according to France Bleu Picardie, a local news outlet. It is not known if the man knew that the dog was a drug dog, specialized in drug detection. It was while wanting to pet it that the individual was spotted.