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Aus - The great pub and train hunt with the dog drug squad
THE Friday night party rush hasn’t even hit its stride when officers taking part in an operation targeting illicit drugs on trains and in pubs nab their first target.
The dramatic arrest of a teenage girl on a train platform in the Campbelltown area about 5pm on Friday came after she was sniffed out by drug dog Ree and her handler Mark Camilleri.
The 17-year-old girl, allegedly carrying cannabis, became aggressive and had to be pinned down and handcuffed by officers.
Commuters on the platform watched as the girl screamed and struggled with officers, resulting in a cut to her forehead, which was treated by paramedics.
A man who was with her was also arrested for breaching an AVO and both were taken to Campbelltown Police Station.
This was just the start of a long evening for the group from the Dog Squad, plain-clothed detectives and Police Transport Command officers, who arrested four people during the operation, including one teenager allegedly caught with 13 pills.
The officers then boarded several trains, where three-year-old Ree sniffed out any potential drug users heading into the city, before moving on to local pubs.
Officers stopped and searched several train users who were seen hurrying away from the sniffer dog.
After a search of the Ingleburn Hotel proved fruitless, officers later took Ree into the Macarthur Tavern, where she made several positive indications resulting in some patrons being searched by police.
One patron was allegedly found with a single pill, believed to be ecstasy, in his pocket.
Handler Mark Camilleri said although the big drugs busts were good for the police force, it was a case of less is more when it came to Ree.
“For us finding really small amounts is a bigger win because it means their nose is so sensitive,” Const Camilleri said.
“If she finds just one pill, which she has before, it’s a big achievement.”
Constable Camilleri said although Ree was one of the best drug dogs on the force, she was “just a normal dog” when she was not on the job.
“I can be playing with her and then I can switch her on by using the command,” he said.
“For her it’s a game, finding drugs, that’s how we get them so excited.”
The team performed a total of 10 searches and three people were arrested for drug offences, including a man charged with supplying ecstasy and another with possessing ecstasy.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/ne...e-dog-drug-squad/story-fni0cx12-1227348460125
THE Friday night party rush hasn’t even hit its stride when officers taking part in an operation targeting illicit drugs on trains and in pubs nab their first target.
The dramatic arrest of a teenage girl on a train platform in the Campbelltown area about 5pm on Friday came after she was sniffed out by drug dog Ree and her handler Mark Camilleri.
The 17-year-old girl, allegedly carrying cannabis, became aggressive and had to be pinned down and handcuffed by officers.
Commuters on the platform watched as the girl screamed and struggled with officers, resulting in a cut to her forehead, which was treated by paramedics.
A man who was with her was also arrested for breaching an AVO and both were taken to Campbelltown Police Station.
This was just the start of a long evening for the group from the Dog Squad, plain-clothed detectives and Police Transport Command officers, who arrested four people during the operation, including one teenager allegedly caught with 13 pills.
The officers then boarded several trains, where three-year-old Ree sniffed out any potential drug users heading into the city, before moving on to local pubs.
Officers stopped and searched several train users who were seen hurrying away from the sniffer dog.
After a search of the Ingleburn Hotel proved fruitless, officers later took Ree into the Macarthur Tavern, where she made several positive indications resulting in some patrons being searched by police.
One patron was allegedly found with a single pill, believed to be ecstasy, in his pocket.
Handler Mark Camilleri said although the big drugs busts were good for the police force, it was a case of less is more when it came to Ree.
“For us finding really small amounts is a bigger win because it means their nose is so sensitive,” Const Camilleri said.
“If she finds just one pill, which she has before, it’s a big achievement.”
Constable Camilleri said although Ree was one of the best drug dogs on the force, she was “just a normal dog” when she was not on the job.
“I can be playing with her and then I can switch her on by using the command,” he said.
“For her it’s a game, finding drugs, that’s how we get them so excited.”
The team performed a total of 10 searches and three people were arrested for drug offences, including a man charged with supplying ecstasy and another with possessing ecstasy.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/ne...e-dog-drug-squad/story-fni0cx12-1227348460125
