The customs sniffer dogs had the right nose again: in addition to tons of tobacco and drugs, they also sniffed 830,000 euros worth of “flowers”.
Drug smugglers unscrupulously used an inconspicuous children’s toy – but the service dog “Kliff” was not fooled and sniffed out the nearly 600 grams of cannabis hidden inside. Months later, the animal researchers ‘Django’, ‘Toro’, ‘Cado’ and ‘Nex’ jointly ‘dismantled’ a stationary vehicle on the A5 – and discovered 13,000 cigarettes and 3,500 euros in cash in various shelters.
“Dogs are an important addition”
“I would like to thank the assistance dog handlers for their great commitment. In addition to their professional work, the highly sensitive noses of their dogs are an important addition in the fight against smuggling,” said Finance Minister Magnus Brunner.
Positive balance
And the 2022 balance of our 26 researchers on four legs is really impressive: the “customs officers” deployed nationwide at airports, highways or in postal distribution centers sniffed no less than 12 tons of tobacco, 2746 illegally imported cigars, 170 kilograms of various addictive substances, 1,472 drugs in tablet form and counterfeit money with a nominal value of more than 830,000 euros.
“In training we only work with positive reinforcement. The work should correspond to the dog’s natural behavior – encouraging it and being fun at the same time,” explains Stefan Konrad, head of the customs dog service, the sniffer’s high motivation.
Source: Krone
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