Month: May 2020
New York drug investigation leads to 17 arrests
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of New York announced on May 5 that a narcotics investigation involving federal, state and local law enforcement agencies has led to the arrest of 17 individuals and the seizure of significant quantities of fentanyl, crack cocaine, powder cocaine and cash. The individuals taken into custody have…
Alerts from drug-sniffing dogs not completely reliable
Police in New York have the option to inspect the exterior of a stopped vehicle with a drug-sniffing dog. A police canine that signals that drugs are present enables officers to search a vehicle without a warrant. Although dogs have a sense of smell far superior to human olfactory capabilities, police canines have a rocky…