THE USE OF A DRUG DETECTION DOG OUTSIDE ONE’S HOME IS A “SEARCH” WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE FOURTH AMENDMENT
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The use of dogs trained to detect drugs is a common interdiction tool used by the police. Typically, if a properly trained drug detection dog alerts on the presence of illegal drugs, the alert itself may be sufficient to establish probable cause to search a car.