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Old Aug 27, 2010, 9:29 am
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Firebug4
 
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Originally Posted by ND Sol
I would hope that the dog was not a drug dog, but was a human dog (i.e. one that sniffs out persons) to see if the driver was trying to sneak illegal immigrants into the country.

I was stopped at one on US180 east of El Paso a few years ago.

My understanding is that they need reasonable suspicion that you have crossed the border on your trip before the seizure can be escalated. That may be the reason why the trucks were being waived through quicker. But this is certain, anyone stopped at these internal border checkpoints is being "seized."
You can hope but it was a drug dog. The dogs are trained for humans, drugs and in some cases money. Current case law states that a sniff by a drug dog is allowed without a warrant or suspision as long as the stop is not extended past a reasonable amount of time for the original stop. This is why at a Border Patrol checkpoint the dog is right there on primary. More later if anyone is interested I am pressed for time right now.

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