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MI5 wanted to use GERBILS to catch spies by smelling suspects' sweat as they were being interrogated

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Ex-spy master Lord Jonathan Evans revealed that he personally read a classified dossier titled: 'Gerbils Use in Counterintelligence'.
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MI5 wanted to use GERBILS to catch spies by smelling suspects' sweat as they were being interrogated

Ex-spy master Lord Jonathan Evans revealed that he personally read a classified dossier titled: 'Gerbils Use in Counterintelligence'.

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Upstract broke the news in on Friday, February 20, 2026.
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