Tanzanian students go on tour of Cumbria police station
Cumbria Rungwe Community Link students and leaders along with their Cumbrian hosts were treated to a tour of the old custody cell block.
They could look around police vehicles and also had the opportunity to take their own fingerprints.
The students got to look in jail cells (Image: Copeland Police) Copeland Police said: "hank you also to dog handler PC Thomas who attended with his police dogs Luna and Toby, to meet the group and give a little demonstration of their search skills.
"We enjoyed meeting the group and discussing the various differences between policing in the UK compared to Tanzania.
"This is a great initiative that we have supported over previous years and look forward to future visits."
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