As the officer removed the package containing contraband from where the delivery company had placed it in their facility, but in a manner consistent with the procedure agreed with the delivery company, the officer was working at the direction of the company in carrying it to the dog sniffing area, and the package was not seized until the dog's reaction had established reasonable suspicion.
The dog's reaction, combined with the suspicious appearance of the box, and the deft's demonstrated familiarity with the object provided sufficient probable cause for the arrest.
Scope of the search justified as a protective sweep exceeded Fourth Amendment bounds, since the sweep is permitted in order to determine whether there are othre people in the house, and the officers looked in cabinets and trash cans and opened a shoebox.
Remand to determine whether a waarant would have been sought anyway and the evidence admitted by means of an independent source