New police K-9 can sniff out child porn - and he’s already cracking cases in the US

The 18-month-old German short-haired pointer is trained to sniff out a substance used in the manufacturing of devices used for storing electronic media, such as smartphones, flash drives and memory cards, said prosecutor’s office Detective Daniel Farid. — Image by master1305 on Freepik

There are plenty of police dogs who can sniff out drugs and explosives, nab fleeing suspects and help locate missing people.

Now, there’s a new type of K-9 in New Jersey trained to locate hidden stashes of child pornography.