The Philippine
government has intensified its war on illegal drugs, now that we are already in
the second half of President Rodrigo Duterte’s six year term.
The Philippine Drug
Enforcement Agency (PDEA)
PDEA Director General
Aaron N. Aquino said man-and-dog teams belonging to PDEA K9 Handlers’ Basic
Course 2018-14 Class “Nagtalad” which stands for “Nagsanib na Tao at Aso Laban
sa Droga” has graduated at Zemog K9 Training Center, Sitio Puting Bato,
Inarawan, Antipolo City.
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| K9 handlers and their partner-drug sniffing dogs queue up at the welcome ceremony for new members of the K9 interdiction unit of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) (photo credit to PNA) |
Aquino said the 100
newly-recruited PDEA K9 handlers and their newly-acquired narcotic detection
dogs (NDDs) partners have undergone six (6) months of intensive training to
prepare them to provide support in anti-illegal drug operations.
The procurement of 100
NDDs is worth PHP42.5 million.
The K9 training of the
100 newly-recruited PDEA K9 handlers and their newly-acquired narcotic
detection dogs (NDDs), includes the familiarization with substances subject for
detection, understanding of K9 behavior, dog’s drive development, substance
printing, indication to improve the dog’s ability to distinguish scents of
illegal drugs, and scent discrimination to develop the dog’s ability to
differentiate odors of illicit substances, among others.
This development is
expected to bolster PDEA’s monitoring and interdiction capabilities in the
country’s airports and seaports, sweeping searches on baggage, cargoes and
parcels, events monitoring, greyhound operations in jails and custodial
facilities, and detection of New Psychoactive Substances being rampantly used
as party drugs.
"These new K9
handlers and NDDs will be deployed to the different PDEA Regional Offices and
Seaport Interdiction Units nationwide. Overall, PDEA K9 Unit has a total of 171
NDDs, while 37 retired hero dogs were adopted by their new families. Four NDDs
were selected for the breeding program," Aquino told reporters.
“The superior sense of
smell of dogs, which is a thousand times stronger than humans, makes them a
valuable tool in the detection of concealed illegal drugs. The dog’s natural
capability, when properly trained and assisted by their handlers, continues to
be an invaluable asset in the ongoing war against illegal drugs,” he added
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Report from PNA
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