The Sheriff’s Department has two canines assigned to the Narcotic Detail. The canines assist narcotic officers in locating narcotics hidden by criminals.  As you can imagine paranoid drug abusers hide their illegal drugs in some remarkable places.  It is certain that without the use of a well-trained canine and the canines keen since of smell many narcotic stashes would go undiscovered.

The canines are commonly used on probation searches of known “drug houses” and for warrant sweeps.  The canines can also be used on traffic stops to search vehicles.  The canines are there to assist officers in many ways.  Four of the patrol canines are crossed trained in narcotic detection.  The canines are trained in locating the four most common illegal drugs, methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin, and marijuana.