North East Area Drug Detection Dog Team
The Northeast Area Drug Detection Dog Team plays a vital role in supporting prisons across the region by preventing the supply of illicit drugs and other prohibited items. Working across multiple establishments, the team provides specialist searching capability using highly trained detection dogs and experienced handlers.
The team delivers both planned and reactive support, assisting establishments with security operations, intelligence-led searches, visits, reception activity, and incidents of emerging risk. Their work is central to disrupting criminal activity, reducing the availability of drugs, and supporting safer, more stable prison environments.
Through professionalism, skill, and close partnership working with prison staff and security teams, the North East Area Drug Detection Dog Team makes a significant contribution to protecting staff, prisoners, and the wider public helping to keep prisons safe, secure, and focused on rehabilitation.