POLICE SNIFFER DOG OPERATION IS LITTLE MORE THAN A PR EXERCISE

Well said columnist Karl Minns (Why I'll always stick up for the
underdog, EN July 9). Thr claims of the police that patrolling the
Riverside area with sniffer dogs looking for people with small amounts
of cannabis in their pockets is being done in the interests of "public
safety" is clearly rubbish.

If the police are really concerned about public safety at riverside,
perhaps they would put a bit more effort into controlling violence
caused by alcohol.

The "war" against illegal drugs is becoming something of a farce these
days and the latest police sniffer dog operation is little more than a
PR exercise designed to show support for a government drugs policy in
chaos.

Inspector Gavin Tempest of Operation Enterprise would be better
employed doing something more useful than chasing a few pot smokers on
a Saturday night.

Derek Williams

Pembroke Road, Norwich