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Of the 3,592 searches carried out by the transport command after a drug dog indication in 2014, 80% were false positives, with no drugs being found.
Figures recently obtained from the NSW police minister show that in 2014 of the 14,593 searches undertaken by NSW Police following a positive sniffer dog indication, 10,763 found no illicit drugs.
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NSW Greens MP David Shoebridge released figures from 2013 that indicate 17,746 searches were carried out after positive sniffer dog indications, and of these 11,331, or 64percentt, were false.
Police transport command has had the largest growth in drug dog operations of any command in the past three years, and also the worst track record of delivering false positive drug dog indications.
"We have known for many years that between two thirds and three quarters of drug dog indications are false positives, where people are not found to be carrying any drugs," he said.
We found a positive correlation between dog indications and the ethyl acetate and 2-pentanone content of breath (r = 0.85 and r = 0.97, respectively).
The data concerning the dogs' indications were analysed.
We tried to find the correlation between the VOCs in exhaled air and the dogs' indications.
The differences between dogs' indications of cancer samples vs. controls were highly significant (chi = 1056, P < 0.000).
The dogs' indications in those cases were fairly consistent, which may imply an increased risk of recurrence in future years.
To evaluate differences in dogs' indications between cancer and control samples, and the results obtained from particular dogs, the chi test was used.
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