Exclusive: Between 1 January 2013 and 30 June this year, 94,535 general and strip-searches were prompted by the dogs but nearly 75% of these searches yielded no illicit drugs
The latest figures were obtained through the parliament by NSW Greens MP Cate Faehrmann, who said drug-detection by dogs was a ‘huge waste of police resources’.The latest figures were obtained through the parliament by NSW Greens MP Cate Faehrmann, who said drug-detection by dogs was a ‘huge waste of police resources’.
The figures were obtained through the parliament by NSW Greens MP Cate Faehrmann, who previously revealed sniffer dogs had incorrectly detected illicit substances on patrons in almost 75% of the 95,000 searches undertaken since 2012. Faehrmann said the program was a “huge waste of police resources” given that so many police officers needed to accompany every drug-detection dog.
A spokesperson for the NSW police on Wednesday maintained drug-detection dogs were “very effective” and “regularly” found a range of prohibited substances.
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