This is "news"?
Hell, we used to have at least quarterly unannounced shakedowns in the barracks back in the day (actually sometime real early in the morning hours).
Security Forces and SNCO's posted outside below windows in case people tried to toss stuff. Had working dogs going through the rooms along with complete "tossing" of said rooms searching for contraband.
I had 2 Red Bellied Piranhas in my room with a notice not to mess with them posted on the tank. A SNCO thought he was smarter than my fish and messed around with them...got a fingertip bit and tried to punish me for it. Didn't happen because my leadership understood and knew the idiot was a jerk.