Heat beats sniffer dogs

[Tom]

POLICE sniffer dogs succumbed to the heat yesterday, only catching 30 Melbourne Big Day Out revellers with small amounts of drugs.

 

The two dogs, called to monitor the Big Day Out for the first time in the event's history, went home after 3 1/2 hours as searing temperatures forced their minders to call it a day.

 

Inspector Paul Tottage said the dogs could not handle the muggy weather. "They just got too hot," he said. "It was too humid for them."

 

The dogs found small amounts of cannabis and ecstasy on patrons.

 

None of those caught with drugs were transferred to police stations, and 11 were placed on drug diversion programs.

 

"The hit rate for the dogs has been relatively low," Insp Tottage said.

 

Author:Northern Territory News

Date:30jan06

Source:Northern Territory News

Copyright:© Northern Territory News

 

[WantDaChronic]

ahahahahaha what whingers, if they were serious about finding drugs at the BDO, they would have taken water bottles and cooled the dogs off

[Frazz]

More like the pigs' bacon started to fry

[raverspec]

They didn't catch me at the Sydney one, or any of my mates.

 

 

BUT - we saw some dude race past us followed by two cops. Then 5 mins later, the same guy rounds a corner and drops a big package of chemmies followed by about 20 coppers who nailed him. Luckily the heat didn't see him drop the lot, and some lucky punter just scooped it off the ground.

 

[WantDaChronic]

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[Nath]

> Heat beats sniffer dogs, Vic

 

Yea blowtorch the dogs.

[everest]

:: Luckily the heat didn't see him drop the lot, and some lucky punter just scooped it off the ground.

 

share it out eh , can't take it with ya ::

[oniks]

They didn't catch me at the Sydney one, or any of my mates.

 

walked right past me and i had 2 green mitsos and 4gs, :thumbsup

Edited January 30, 2006 by oniks

[Brash]

ahahahahaha what whingers, if they were serious about finding drugs at the BDO, they would have ...

Taken the dogs back stage!

[dsyfer]

Taken the dogs back stage!

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