Police drugs dog carries out search at Plymouth school

Katie Timms

21 June 2024 at 7:33 am·1-min read

Police dog in Marine Academy Plymouth — -Credit: (Image: Devonport Police/Twitter)

A police dog has carried out drug searches at a Plymouth school, to educate students on the dangers of drugs. Devon and Cornwall Police officers from the Devonport police team took passive drug dog Skye to Marine Academy Plymouth.

Devonport Local Policing Team took to social media platform X after their visit to the King's Tamerton school on Thursday, June 13. They said: "Marine Academy Plymouth was attended on Thursday by PC WATERS, Passive Drug Dog Skye, PC Sara, PC Tash and PC Ross.

"It was arranged for us to take the passive drug dog into the school and selected about 15 classes to check. #noplacefordrugs."

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Leigh Withers, Principal at Marine Academy Plymouth said his school was one of many in the area to take up the offer of a visit from a drug dog from Devon and Cornwall Police.

He praised the "brilliant" Skye who attended along with local PCs. He said: "MAP is pleased to work closely with all sorts of local organisations, the police included, to make sure the school community is happy and thriving.

“We are keen that the young people in our care are aware of the dangers of drugs and take steps to educate them on all manner of social issues, alongside their academic studies, so that they are provided with the very best life chances.

"Staff and students at MAP are fully supportive of this approach and welcomed Skye’s visit.”

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