FARMINGTON — Officers were happy to report that during their routine check of local schools for illegal substances they didn’t find anything.

Last Friday, the Farmington police searched Farmington High School with K9 units along with the Middleton police, which searched the Henry Wilson Middle School.

Farmington Police Chief Kevin Willey said his department worked to search local schools for illegal substances last January.

“All to date, every search that we’ve done we’ve yet to come up with any illicit substances,” Willey said.

Three K9 officers and their dogs from the Working Dog Foundation searched Farmington High early Friday morning. That afternoon, Middleton Chief Randy Sobel and his dog, Raven, searched the Henry Wilson Middle School for Grades 7 and 8.

The searches were conducted with the cooperation and supervision of school administrators through the SAU 61, where Farmington school receives students from Middleton. Students practiced lockdown drills during the searches, according to a Farmington police press release.

“Taking this type (of) action is the only way to ensure that students receive a clear and consistent message about the consequences of this type of inappropriate behavior,” the release reads, noting students found in possession of drugs could face criminal charges.