When it comes to leading the war against Drugs, Jazz's pedigree is nothing to be sniffed at.

The two-year-old Springer Spaniel is fast becoming the police's Top Dog after uncovering kilos of illegal drugs across the Bradford district.

In only four days on the job, Jazz, pictured, uncovered major hauls of cannabis as well as stashes of heroin, cocaine, amphetamines, ecstasy and magic mushrooms.

And thanks to his keen nose, 24 people were arrested in connection with drugs offences while his human colleagues seized £8,000, weighing scales and other paraphernalia.

Detective Sergeant Gary Taylor, of Bradford District Drugs Team, said Jazz was a vital weapon in the push to put dealers on the back foot.

He said: "He has a real nose for the job and has found drugs which we would have not been able to get to through traditional searching methods."

Jazz came into his own during a raid in Ravenscliffe Avenue, Ravenscliffe, following a tip-off through Bradford police's Dob in a Dealer telephone hotline.

The Shipley-based sniffer immediately bolted to a set of kitchen units and began scratching at the plinth. On Jazz's directions, officers removed the panels and found more than one kilo of cannabis hidden behind. Jazz's actions saw four people arrested and a 45-year-old man charged with producing cannabis and three offences of supplying it.

The raid was just one operation during a four-day offensive under the initiative CRACKDOWN in Bradford - A Community Against Drugs.

In a similar search in Wrose Road, Wrose, Jazz sniffed out one kilo of cannabis bush in a garage leading to another arrest.

And when officers swooped at a house in Bronshill Grove, Allerton, Jazz took a shine to one particular jacket - and led officers to the drugs hidden in a pocket.

Det Sgt Taylor said: "The Target operation was a tremendous success and to arrest 24 people in four days is commendable. We seized a significant amount of drugs because of Jazz's specialist skills."

It took six weeks of training to bring Jazz up to scratch and he had to go through rigorous health and temperament tests before finally going out on duty.

His handler, PC Steve Wilson, said: "Jazz is very agile and can get to places, both indoors and outdoors, that officers sometimes cannot access or do not think of searching."

And he added: "He's certainly my top dog!"