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Retired military dogs find new purpose in US meth wars 

| Associated Press
Five retired military dogs who spent years working in war zones are putting their noses to new uses by helping police in the U.S. combat methamphetamine and other drugs.
Lawrence, Ind., Police Department Officer Matthew Hickey sends his dog, Axel, on a search drill at a school in Indianapolis. Axel, a 5-year-old German shepherd who spent three years in Afghanistan as a search and narcotics dog, will spend the rest of his working career in Indianapolis, where he’s been assigned to the Lawrence Township School District police force.

 

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