DOGS have many uses when it comes to law enforcement, from tracking down criminals to sniffing out drugs.
Now they have been trained for another task - detecting illegal cell phones in prisons.
The canine law enforcers have been employed by the New Jersey Department of Corrections in America.
A spokesman said that other methods prisons use to detect illegal cell phones, such as metal detectors or machines that track usage, require the phones to be turned on.
The dogs are trained to detect the scent of the phone itself.
The new system seems to be working, for 217 cell phones have been confiscated in New Jersey prisons since October of last year.
Cell phones are popular as contraband in prisons because they can be used to transmit pictures or sensitive information about the prison, or can be used to conduct drug deals or other illicit activities.
Now they have been trained for another task - detecting illegal cell phones in prisons.
The canine law enforcers have been employed by the New Jersey Department of Corrections in America.
A spokesman said that other methods prisons use to detect illegal cell phones, such as metal detectors or machines that track usage, require the phones to be turned on.
The dogs are trained to detect the scent of the phone itself.
The new system seems to be working, for 217 cell phones have been confiscated in New Jersey prisons since October of last year.
Cell phones are popular as contraband in prisons because they can be used to transmit pictures or sensitive information about the prison, or can be used to conduct drug deals or other illicit activities.
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