Police are slammed for performing STRIP SEARCHES on commuters in Sydney's busy Central Station during peak hour as they hunt for drugs

An active police operation is underway at Sydney's Central station for the peak hour rush - with commuters being subjected to strip searches behind screens on the platform as they search for illegal drugs.

At least 15 police and one sniffer dog were seen roaming the platforms at the busy station on Wednesday pulling up terrified commuters they suspected of being in possession of drugs.

Police were seen performing strip searches being temporary tents that have been set up on the platform of Sydney's biggest station.

© Provided by Associated Newspapers Limited An active police operation is currently underway at Central station, in Sydney's CBD

The moderator of social media page Sniff Off  - which informs the public of police drug dog operations - told Daily Mail Australia there were at least 15 officers and their dogs roaming a busy train station during rush hour.  

There were also two strip search cubicles in operation on the platform.

Social response toward the investigation has so far been negative, with people questioning why police are conducting the search on a Wednesday afternoon and in such a location.

'Strip search tents' at the railway station. Where am I living?,' one person wrote.

'Strip search tents, is this actually for real? People can't even go to work without the possibility that they may have to strip naked, squat and cough.'

'And at least 2/3's of those people will be innocent,' another said. 

© Provided by Associated Newspapers Limited Police were also seen performing strip searches behind temporary screens that have been set up Greens NSW MP David Shoebridge has taken to Twitter to have his say about the operation, calling it 'sickening'. 

'Imagine being on your way home from work and being stop by police with their drug dogs and strip searched in a tent on a station platform,' Mr Shoebridge wrote.

'This isn't some dystopian future, this is happening right now in Sydney. This is sickening.'

Daily Mail Australia has contacted NSW Police for comment.  


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