f’king old bill! Got nicked on friday first time in ages, 16 hours in a dirty police cell with piss on the floor, got my mums house raided (again) at 5 in the morning n both my phones and all my money confiscated - Im fucked now and when it makes it to court don't look so good either..:hopeless:123
Scent Proof Bags & Boxes? After discussing with some friends me recently getting done by a drugs sniffer dog, one of them told me that you can get scent-proof boxes and bags to get around them. I am rather sceptical - as I am aware dogs have an acutely powerful sense of smell, far more powerful than most people think. For solely informational purposes, can anyone shed any light on whether these things are real (and reliable) or pure myth?
formally cautioned Well, a sniffer dog nabbed me at manchester picadilly on saturday night with 4 E's and a small quantity (200mg?) of ket. It seemed a bit of a joke that they spent so much police time on little old me with 4 pills, I always thought it would be a slap on the wrist and that would be that (paid the price for my naivety). I co-operated fully, handing over my stash at the first time of asking hoping this would help my chances of receiving some sort of amnesty, but that didn't happen...I kinda feel like I should have made the OB work for their stash now :wink:
It looks as though I am going to receive a formal caution (won't know for sure til the end of january, but it's the first time I've been involved with the police). I can't find much decent info on the net...one thing I read was,
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Guidance states that such records should be deleted after five years but they are not automatically deleted, it depends on the police force.
What does this mean? How likely is it that I am stuck with this permanently? How does this affect my prospects of getting a job/visiting the USA/visiting elsewhere? And what am I looking at if I get nicked again for class A's? Cheers :smile:
Sniffer Dogs & LSD? Do you think they are trained to smell LSD? I know it's supposed to be odourless and everything but does that just mean that humans can't smell it? Maybe dogs can with thier sense of smell being 10000 times better than ours?12
Sniffer Dogs on London Underground Network Coming out of Liverpool street station up the escalators. As I came up there was load of pigs and a sniffer dog checking everyone out. You can't see it until its too late to get off the escalators and then you are funnelled through load of OB and a sniffer dog checks you out. Luckily I was clean.
Don't know if this is old news but it was new to me. I guess police need to get arrest numbers up or something.
Take care.
Ecstasy, Sniffer Dogs and Customs! Well, I was wondering if anyone has any ideas on how to get a few (about 10) ecstasy tabs past customs and sniffer dogs? I just want them for personal use, so hugely elaborative plans are out and I can't buy any where I'm going. I heard one idea about putting them in a container with coffee to hide the smell from sniffer dogs.
Just wondering if anyone has tried and succeeded, or failed trying to smuggle a few pills?12
I dont like the sound of this ! Taken from an article published in the Oxford Times:
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TEN people were found with traces of cocaine at the launch of a Nightsafe campaign in Henley.
Police used search arches, similar to those used at airports, and a drug testing machine. The arches were set up at The Slug and Lettuce, Rivers Nightclub and The White Lotus. No knives or any other offensive weapons were found.
The drug testing machine, which can detect traces of drugs on people's hands, was also deployed in some of the venues as a condition of entry.
Ten people were found to have traces of cocaine on their hands and were refused entry. When searched, nine of the ten were not carrying any illegal drugs. One man was found to be in possession of a small amount of cannabis and was given a police caution.
Sgt Martin Jubb, co-ordinating the launch, said: "It was a successful and well-attended launch and will give people an idea of what Nightsafe is about, I thank the licensees for their help and commitment to the initiative. The kit was used in their venues with their full support and cooperation".
"No one was found to be in possession of a knife or any other offensive weapon which is very good news. I hope we never have a need for the knife arches in the town, but the resources are there and they also act as a deterrent for anyone thinking of breaking the law, so they will be used from time to time".
"The same is true of the drug testing kit. Although ten people tested positive for traces of drugs, only one was found to be in possession of a small amount of cannabis and no one was found to be dealing drugs. This machine will act as a deterrent to anyone thinking of taking drugs into any venue in Henley."
Ok right, drug testing kits on the door of venues!!! Fair enough on the checking for weapons, but this drug testing has me a little concerned :crazy:
I am usually bumbling around the town center after a smoke, visiting a few bars maybe the odd time i have other things on me (picked up for the weekend).
I wonder how good this machine is? i am curious to find out more about it and if it is possible to get past it :weee:
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UK : SE : Electronic sniffer dog for Reading’s cops.. http://icberkshire.icnetwork.co.uk/chronicle/headlines/tm_headline=new-police-weapon-to-banish-drugs-from-nightspots%26method=full%26objectid=18614959%26siteid=50102-name_page.html
New police weapon to banish drugs from nightspots
Feb 13 2007
By Eric Tlozek
POLICE are stepping up their zero tolerance drugs campaign across Reading's nightlife scene by putting revellers and club workers under a high-tech microscope.
A super scanner - the £30,000 GE Itemiser which arrives at Reading police station in six weeks' time - is able to pick up traces of different drugs on clothes,shoes and bags.
The machine,commonly used at airport security points to test for explosives, could be set up outside specific pubs and clubs or taken inside to check out staff.
The portable unit, weighing just 12 kilograms (26lbs), analyses swabs taken by rubbing people's clothing and possessions with a special 'wand'.
It takes just seven seconds - less than a normal security check - to determine whether narcotics are present.
It also detects a range of eight different kinds of drugs and in what concentration they are present - differentiating between a hardened user and someone who comes into accidental contact with a drug trace.
Reading town centre Inspector Andy Bagnall said the machine would be used in many different situations.
He said: "It's a good bit of kit. I intend to use it in every situation it can be used in."
He said the machine would be particularly effective for the managers of pubs and clubs to ensure their staff are not involved with drugs.
Insp Bagnall added: "It is a fact of life in the night-time economy and we will be making sure that licensees' policies to control it are working. It's about being proactive in this area and I think it will help us greatly."
UK : Scot : A former stray dog sniffs out rare bumblebees. also at http://www.bumblebeeconservationtrust.co.uk/news.htm
Bumblebees sniffed out by spaniel
A sniffer dog is to spend the next five weeks roaming the Outer Hebrides in Scotland to help save threatened species of bumblebees.
Quinn, a specially trained Springer Spaniel, has been recruited by the Bumblebee Conservation Trust.
The group's unique project aims to establish the number of rare bumblebees in the UK and how best to protect them.
Quinn has been trained to point his nose at a hive rather than get too close and risk a sting.
At one time there were 25 British species of bumblebee but three are now extinct, and nine more need urgent protection.
However, to conserve them, experts need to know how many colonies there are and where they are.
'Excitable' helper
Quinn, a former stray, has spent the past year training in Leicestershire alongside dogs being taught to locate illegal drugs and explosives.
It is hoped the information he and owner Joe Waters will help to save Britain's rarest bumblebee, the Great Yellow, and the other threatened species.
We have absolutely no idea of how many bumblebee colonies there are
Ben Darvill
Bumblebee Conservation Trust
Mr Waters is a PHD student at Southampton University who is investigating the ecology of bumblebees and is helping the trust with its project.
He said Quinn's training had involved getting him familiar with the smell of bumblebee nests.
And every time the hound finds the practice nest, he is rewarded with a tennis ball and a "good play".
Mr Waters said: "The main aim here is to discover bumblebee nest density for the whole range of species that exist on the island and compare this with the diversity of habitats at present.
"Quinn enjoys his work, he has a little harness, and he always gets excited when I take it out."
'Crucial' information
Ben Darvill, co-founder of the Bumblebee Conservation Trust, said the most important part of the project was to estimate the population of the species.
"To date we have absolutely no idea of how many bumblebee colonies there are.
"We do not even know if, in some of the remaining strongholds like the Outer Hebrides, there are two colonies or a thousand colonies, and it is crucial that we can ascertain this."
The Great Yellow Bumblebee is thought to be in high numbers in the Outer Hebrides as they are known to favour its calcium-rich, "machair" grassland.
Dr Dave Beaumont, senior ecologist with RSPB Scotland, said: "Over this summer we will be trying to establish the number and distribution of Great Yellow Bumblebee nests on the island of Tiree.
"Once we have a more complete picture of the ecology of this bee we will use the information to target management initiative that we will be developing over the coming years."
Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/scotland/5197120.stm
Published: 2006/07/20
MY : Customs and dogs sniff out posted drug packages…. from the Star, a popular Malaysian newspaper.
PUTRAJAYA: Drug smugglers are now mailing drugs into the country as their attempts to get individuals to bring in the substance from overseas are being foiled by the authorities.
The drugs, sealed in packages, are now being sent via mail or courier.
Customs personnel stationed at Pos Malaysia Bhd’s mail and courier centre in Sepang recently stumbled upon the modus operandi, when 3kg of valium and 800gm of ketamine were found to have been couriered into the country.
The authorities found the valium in one of the parcel boxes on Jan 19 and the ketamine the day after.
Deputy director-general (preventive) Datuk Mat Yusof Abdullah said the parcels were couriered from China and Taiwan and were addressed to a “certain location in Kuala Lumpur” which he declined to reveal, saying that investigations were ongoing.
Mat Yusof said the name of the receiver was not stated in full.
“It was addressed to a company and the staff denied any knowledge of the matter,” he told a press conference yesterday.
“We have arrested several people for questioning.
“Our station at the Pos Malaysia centre in Sepang is well equipped with x-ray machines and dogs that can sniff out drugs.”
UK : Wales/Cymru : Pembrokshire College deploy sniffer dogs to check students :( from BBC Wales. This is AFAIK the first time I am aware of such an exercise being carried out in any further or higher education institute in the UK :(
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Drugs dogs used to check students
Student representatives say they have concerns over the use of police sniffer dogs to identify students carrying drugs at colleges in Wales.
Police and dogs were invited into the entrance of Pembrokeshire College last week to monitor students.
The college said it was part of its programme to tackle drug misuse. There were no arrests.
The National Union of Students Wales said it was 'an aggressive' approach and drug education would achieve more.
Drugs are a really important issue . . . but I think it's a bit of an aggressive sort of campaign
Mel Whitter, NUS
Students arriving at the college in Haverfordwest at 0900 GMT last Tuesday were met by officers from Dyfed-Powys Police and sniffer dogs.
College principal Glyn Jones said: "This action was conceived as a pre-emptive deterrent and is part of the responsible co-operation between the police and the college to take positive action against the misuse of drugs.
"This action is seen as complementing the very good education programme that is in place at the college to deter and inform students about the dangers of drug abuse.
"The action did send out a clear message to students that drugs at colleges would not be tolerated."
Both the college and Dyfed-Powys Police said that no arrests were made.
Such exercises are increasingly carried out at schools in England and Wales with more than 100 regularly using sniffer dogs to deter pupils from using drugs.
But Mel Whitter, Women's and Welfare Campaign officer for NUS Wales, said such tactics could put students off further education.
"Drugs are a really important issue and I think it is really important that the college is taking the issue of dugs so seriously," she said.
"But I think it's a bit of an aggressive sort of campaign.
"These students have chosen to go to college. They are no longer at school and should be treated as adults."
She said the NUS was in the process of re-establishing a union at Pembrokeshire and would be happy to work with students and the college in a drugs education programme or campaign.
A new meaning to the term "drugs dog"! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/essex/3163986.stm
IMO this is a bit wrong - fair enuff if peeps want 2 take the risk 2 bring in stuff but IMO unfair to use animals for this sort of stuff. poor dogs :(
UK: Students face drug dog check – February 2003 Students face drug dog check
Published by BBC NEWS - Monday 4 February, 2003
Copyright: BBC NEWS
Sniffer dogs will randomly search pupils at a West Midlands school.
Staff at Heart of England School in Balsall Common, near Solihull, said the scheme would send out a clear message to students that drugs will not be tolerated.
Dog handlers from security firm Grosvenor International Services (GIS) will make several unannounced visits to the school.
GIS works with 14 UK police forces supporting anti-drugs operations and also works with the licensed trade in tackling drug abuse.
School head teacher Annette Croft said the scheme was a response to the Home Office's wish to improve drug education programmes in schools.
"This is not in response to any particular incident," she said.
"But we intend to send a clear message that drugs will not be tolerated at our school and this is part of our commitment to ensure we maintain a safe environment for our young people."
She added: "Searches of the buildings and screening of people will assist in maintaining a high-profile level of awareness with the purpose of ensuring a 'clean bill of health'."
Pupils at the school welcomed the scheme because it warned them of the dangers of drugs.
Victoria Shrewsbury said: "I think it is a good idea as it will stop you when you are older taking drugs."
The 13-year-old said the dogs had visited the school during assemblies and students were completely at ease with their spot-checks.
"One dog was very excited by the contents of one teacher's trousers but they found he only had a marker pen in his pocket," she said.
Oliver Mumby, also 13, added: "The dogs may help someone accept that they have a problem.
"They may also confide with a counsellor at the school rather than talk to a policeman."
John Franklin-Webb, principal director of GIS, said: "This new initiative is a prime example of supporting the government's commitment in taking a pro-active stance on an issue that is clearly not going to go away."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/
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