Man spends 82 days in jail for bringing honey into US

[MechAg94]

Saw this story shared by Rand Paul on twitter.
https://punchng.com/man-spends-82-days-in-jail-for-bringing-honey-into-us/

https://www.thelivefeeds.com/man-spends-82-days-in-jail-for-bringing-honey-into-us-the-punch/
Man brought a few jars of honey back from Jamaica.  He didn't make it out of the airport before cops seized the honey.
So first I wonder why the dogs hit on his bags.  Had he come into contact with stuff in Jamaica?  Did the cops just pick him out of the flight from Jamaica?  Did the dogs actually hit on the smell of honey?  

The sad thing on this is they had no proof he had done anything illegal after the initial 2 week lab test, but decided they would continue to hold him.  They could have let him go while they continued testing the honey.  It seems to me I have heard of other stories where known criminals are let go if they don't have evidence or reason to hold. 

This was a twitter reply I thought I would share.
https://twitter.com/Hal_RTFLC/status/1160188284984840193?s=09

So @radleybalko keeps a running list of the things that field test kits have mistaken for drugs. These kits are less reliable than waving voodoo rattles over the substance to detect evil drug spirits.

 

[WLJ]

Unless there's more to this someone has a huge payout at tax payers expense in their future.

[230RN]

My first thought was that the dogs were simply hitting on odors they were unfamiliar with (see list), but I'm not all that familiar with the training process.

Also, some documentary I saw indicated that the handlers can subtly urge the dogs to react as if they are hitting on something.
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And I guess it's a matter of human nature that if you're being a jerk, persons in authority may sit on you for a while under some stretched  and strained excuse or another.
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Terry

[MikeB]

Empty coffee cans are probable cause according to some...