Newest pack of drug dogs in Washington state include 3 certified to find fentanyl

It’s part of a growing effort to address the ongoing opioid crisis in the state’s prisons, jails and communities.

TUMWATER, Wash. — Among the five new drug detection dogs whose handlers graduated from Department of Corrections training this week, three are certified to find fentanyl. 

Department of Corrections certified the first fentanyl-trained dogs last year. It’s part of a growing effort to address the ongoing opioid crisis in the state’s prisons, jails and communities. 

“Our population has a much higher rate of substance abuse issues than the general public,” said DOC Secretary Cheryl Strange in a prepared statement. “Drugs will always be an issue

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