NSW police sniffer dogs incorrectly detect drugs on patrons despite costing taxpayers $46m over past decade
by Catie McLeod from World news | The Guardian on (#6G77N)
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
New South Wales police are spending millions of dollars a year on sniffer dogs that often incorrectly detect illicit drugs on patrons as part of a program which has cost the taxpayer more than $46m over the past decade.
In addition to the overall cost of running the dog unit, the police force must pay for at least six to 10 officers to accompany every dog and dog-handler deployed to a music festival.
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