Sniffer dogs employed to prevent drug smuggling in border areas

[rooster59]

Sniffer dogs employed to prevent drug smuggling in border areas

 

TAK:-- Narcotic sniffer dogs have joined army and border patrol police forces in a year-end operation to prevent illicit drugs from being smuggled across the border from Myanmar into Thailand through Tak province.

 

As part of the drug suppression and interdiction operation, Colonel Kittipong Chuenjaichon, commander of the task force unit of the 14th infantry regiment led a combined force of army troopers and border patrol policemen with the help of sniffer dogs to man the border checkpoints in Ban Huey Hin Fon set up on the Mae Sod-Tak highway.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/sniffer-dogs-employed-prevent-drug-smuggling-border-areas/

 

 

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2016-12-31

 

[yellowboat]

Why haven't they used dogs before ?  Hardly a new tool in checking for contraband. 

[TPI]

Maybe all of the dogs contracted "sniffless"???? (makes my 2000)

[amjamj]

3 hours ago, yellowboat said:

Why haven't they used dogs before ?  Hardly a new tool in checking for contraband. 

 

 

Because dogs never last long before they are eaten !

 

 

[6thST]

About time...Dog's are a great deterrent,should be used at all borders! With all the dogs you got roaming the streets put them to work....

 

[xtrnuno41]

I hope they feed the dogs and take care of them and not kicking them out to find their own meal

[Colabamumbai]

I thru the dogs some tainted meet and slipped thru, no problem.