Patrol dog helps sniff out counterfeit perfume

By Associated Press Comments Elyria, Ohio — A drug-sniffing patrol dog picked up on a different scent to help northern Ohio authorities this week. The State Highway Patrol says troopers seized almost 1,500 counterfeit perfume and cologne bottles following a traffic stop Monday on the Ohio Turnpike in Lorain County. Authorities say a patrol drug-sniffing canine alerted to the vehicle while it was stopped. Three men from Dearborn are facing felony charges following a search of their cargo van. The patrol says troopers stopped the vehicle for speeding and found 1,497 bottles of counterfeit perfume and cologne, worth an estimated $75,000. The men have been charged with trademark counterfeiting...