Can you search an Uber passenger's property based off a K9 alert?

The Search & Seizure Show by Anthony Bandiero

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Hey guys, Anthony Bandiero Here, Attorney, Senior Legal instructor for Blue to Gold law enforcement training, bringing a roadside chat here. We got a question when Officer in Texas. And he says he asks, can you search in Uber passengers property based off of a K9 alert?

And the answer is yes if the officer reasonably believes that the contraband could be in that container, right. So if the, you know, I just give an extreme example, if the Uber driver is under surveillance as a drug dealer, right. And, you know, all the evidence points towards the target of this, you know, of this, of this investigation is that the Uber driver is involved in narcotics, they make a traffic stop for, you know, let's say, some violation of the motor vehic ... 

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