Drug Dogs Are a Con

Balko has this over at his place.


Seems like there is a turf war over the Nevada State Troopers drug dog program.  Current and former thugs are alleging that that the dogs are trained to "alert" on a cues.  Not actual drugs.




8 News

The dogs were being trained to alert their handlers by cues, instead of by picking up a drug's scent by sniffing, the complaint said. When a dog gives a false alert, this resulted in illegal searches and seizures, including money and property, the complaint said.