A romantic gesture was thwarted after a biosecurity detector dog sniffed out a romantic letter at the border.
Cleo, a Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) detector beagle, pinpointed an envelope containing rose petals while scanning letter trays at the International Mail Centre in Auckland last month.
"She stuck her nose right on the letter. Her tail started wagging like crazy and she responded perfectly, so we definitely knew there was something in there," said MPI spokesman Craig Hughes.
The envelope revealed a love letter from Australia and some scarlet rose petals.
![The envelope revealed a love letter from Australia and some scarlet rose petals. Photo: MPI DETECTOR DOGS/FACEBOOK](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/N2NJW2X7JXKIR75XBGWK5SKI64.jpg?auth=c1ff6761d3ab50d796b8cb3bea921f651b8f4c1ce73b454f762b5ab9725270c2&width=16&height=16&quality=70&smart=true)