By Cris Ornelas
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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — State leaders have made it top priority to stop the flow of drugs and other contraband into state prisons.
Now they have a new weapon to help them achieve that goal. For years California state prisons had aggressive alert dogs that could detect narcotics and other contraband.
They are adding passive alert dogs that only detect narcotics on civilians entering the prison facilities.
Full story: New state prison dogs help detect drugs on visitors, contraband in cells