An anti-drug police squad in southwestern China said it has “successfully trained” squirrels to sniff out narcotics. Yin Jin, a police dog handler in Chongqing, was assigned six Eurasian red squirrels ...

There’s some squirrely business going on at China’s border. Police have “successfully trained” squirrels, as they do with dogs, to sniff out drugs along the border in southwest China’s Chongqing ...

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The newest prospective members of an anti-drug police squad are discreet, quick and agile. Once they're fully trained, they could be deployed to large, complex sites such as logistics warehouses to ...

Police sources told local new outlets the squirrels' keen sense of smell makes them suited for the task. They haven't been deployed, but news of the rodent troop went viral on Chinese social media.

TEXAS CITY, TX (KTRK) -- Here's a sight you don't see every day - rare white squirrels and they're apparently trained! Jack Cross of Texas City says the squirrels visit him daily. He has them trained ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A St. Petersburg man has trained squirrels and birds in North Shore Park to answer when he calls their names, while handing out peanuts during his daily afternoon walk. Man has ...

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On Monday authorities in Alabama found methamphetamines, drug paraphernalia, body armor, and a trained "attack squirrel" during a search. In connection to their findings, they have arrested one man, ...

Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. Copyright 2024 NPR Police sources told local new outlets the squirrels' keen sense of smell makes them ...