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State Department Of Corrections Now Using And Training Cell Phone K-9s
By wibqfm.com
Published: 01/02/2014

INDIANA - The Vigo County Sheriffs Department has had a K-9 cell dog for a while and now some prisons have decided to add their own.

Last year over 2,500 cell phones were confiscated inside 20 correctional facilities in the Hoosier State.

Phones are often smuggled in and sold for big bucks on the inside and can be used to run drug rings and other illegal activities.

Two cell phone sniffing dogs have been trained at the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility in Carlisle.

The program trains a handler and K-9 in personnel, vehicle and property searches.

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