NI prison officers to face drug dog searches

Prison officers in the North are to be subjected to random searches by sniffer dogs as part of tough new measures to clamp down on the trafficking of drugs in jails, it was revealed today.

NI prison officers to face drug dog searches

Prison officers in the North are to be subjected to random searches by sniffer dogs as part of tough new measures to clamp down on the trafficking of drugs in jails, it was revealed today.

The measure is being introduced following recommendations from the Prisoner Ombudsman for an extension of the use of passive drug dogs to cover prison staff, uniformed or otherwise, and contractors as they enter a jail.

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