Monday 1 May 2006

No toking in the guest bedroom please

I am a little intrigued about the finding of cannabis in Dr Reid’s residence. End story is that there was a very small amount, it was in a guest bedroom and was aged.

My main query is about the actual find. It seems it was found by a police dog. My direct experience of police dogs is somewhat aged. I can fully understand a dog trained to detect explosives being taken to the home of a high risk minister. It is most unusual for an explosives-detection dog to be able to act in a drug detection role. So, I am driven to think it was a drug dog that found it. So – what made the police think there was anything to be served by deploying a drug dog?

As an ancillary. Dr Reid earns a fair wage. One would expect he employs cleaning staff. So, how was a quantity of any foreign matter left for so long in a drawer in guest accommodation? As he is a Scot, I would expect him to demand a higher standard of workmanship than is suggested here.

Whilst his liking for cigarettes and alcohol – now controlled – is well known, there has never been a whisper of whacky baccy even in undergrad years. Given the state in which his Party currently finds itself – just as well eh?

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