A POLICE operation targeting illegal drugs in Dubbo has produced results almost immediately, with officers recording eight positive tests in just one morning.
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Police from Orana Local Area Command carried out the high-visibility operation in the Dubbo central business district on Wednesday.
A black drug detection dog and its handler were part of the team who took to the CBD as part of the initiative targeting the sale and supply of illegal drugs, according to Orana Local Area Command duty officer Inspector Scott Tanner.
He said the officers and the dog entered shops, walked along the main street and made their way through other high-traffic areas.
In the four hours between 8am and midday on Wednesday, Inspector Tanner said, officers made two positive detections for ice, five for cannabis and one for prescription drugs.
Inquiries were continuing in relation to the incidents.
Inspector Tanner said Dubbo residents and visitors to the city could expect more of the same in the coming days, weeks and months.
"This is most certainly part of an ongoing strategy to combat illicit drugs," Inspector Tanner said.
"Obviously it is concerning that there were eight positive tests in four hours.
"There is a message we would like to get across and that is that if you want to carry or sell drugs in Dubbo or Orana Local Area Command, we have the resources to detect you and we won't stop until we do."
Anyone who information about the use, sale or supply of illegal drugs was urged to contact their local police station or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
