From: pjberg@webtv.net   
      
   If drug searching dogs can not tell the difference between catnip and   
   marijuana, evidence seized under search warrants based solely on the   
   fact that "the dog detected marijuana" could possibly be thrown out at   
   trial, if the defense attorney could prove the particular dog in   
   question could not tell the difference.   
      
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   Couple sues drug task force for arresting them over catnip   
      
   September 3, 2004   
      
   WATERVILLE, Washington (AP) - A Loomis couple is suing the Okanogan   
   County drug task force over their arrest for mailing a package of   
   catnip.   
   Inspectors thought the catnip was marijuana after a drug dog ripped it   
   open.   
      
   In the suit filed last month in Okanogan County Superior Court, Oral and   
   Pamela Criswell say agents unlawfully searched their home, causing more   
   than $20,000 damage.   
      
   They also say they were pushed to the ground and abused.   
      
   Charges were dismissed when a judge ruled that task force agents had   
   insufficient facts for a search warrant.   
      
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