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Old 08-11-2007, 01:13 PM   #30
jolinar of malkshor
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Originally Posted by fredr123 View Post
I wonder which would result in a greater incidence of successful contraband seizures:
1. Selective referrals based on CBSA officers' observing indicators; or
2. Randomly selecting travellers for inspection by drug dogs.

I would put my money on the dogs. I've read they are over 95 or 97% accurate in their indications.

These two options are not the same.

I can guarantee you that just randomly selecting people or vehicles out of a line up and having the dogs search them would be less resultant than having a customs officer send in people based on indicators and having the dogs search them. It is a combination of both.

Are you really saying that a random referal rate would result in more seizures than having the officers refer based on indicators?
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