It's possible, if the meth containers weren't sealed and cleaned and the gas tank was otherwise empty.
See the story at Border agents find $4M worth of liquid meth in car's gas tank and CBP stops methamphetamine load.
The story invites the reader to imagine the containers submerged in gasoline in a gas tank. In that case, a dog couldn't have smelled it. Odor is actually cells of a substance that enter the olfactory system. So there would have to be cells of the substance floating around in the air before a dog could smell it.
It's conceivable that agents had been tipped off about the meth haul either by a tipster or some form of surveillance, and the dog story was concocted as a way to avoid identifying the source.
It's also conceivable that the meth was hidden in an empty auxiliary tank and the smugglers did a sloppy job of eradicating the smell.
But if the meth canisters were sealed and submerged in gasoline then the dog sniffing dog couldn't smell it.
Here's an experiment for anyone wanting to conduct a test. Buy nine cans of peas and one can of dog food. Peel off the labels and thoroughly clean the cans. Then try to get the dog to pick the one with the dog food. Odds of picking the dog food can are one in ten.
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3:29 PM 3/13/2018
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