Maple Valley police officers and King County Sheriff’s Office deputies and detectives were requested by the Tahoma High School principal to use a drug-sniffing dog to check vehicles in the parking lot for drugs.

The K-9 dog, Cooper, sniffed 29 cars and the dog gave an alert of drugs on two.

According to the police report, the K-9 officer began walking Cooper around the cars in the lower parking lot.

Cooper gives an alert signal to the handler if drugs are present or were at one time.

The first car Cooper gave an alert on came after several were checked. Cooper indicated drugs near the rear brake light. A Tahoma resource officer escorted the student from class. The student was read his rights and signed a consent form to search the vehicle.

According to the police report, a small amount of marijuana was found, called shake marijuana, which are flakes or crumbs.

Cooper and the K-9 officer began searching the upper parking lot and cars parked on 240th Street in front of the school. Cooper gave an alert on the driver’s side of a vehicle parked on the street.

The student was escorted from class to the car. She was read her rights and she signed a consent to search form.

Both students were allowed to return to class once the searches were complete.