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DOGS TO COMBAT DRUGS IN ALICANTE SCHOOLS
Staff Reporter / 2010-02-11 13:13:43
To eradicate the sale and then the use of drugs in our schools. This will be the main function of the new Canine Unit currently being established by the Local Police in Alicante. The unit will comprise of eight officers and four dogs, two German shepherds and two Labradors, all of which are currently receiving training in surveillance, rescue, and, above all in the detection of narcotics.
The new unit is the brainchild of Councillor for Security Juan Seva, who is scheduled to sign a cooperation agreement with the Federación Cinológica Española to provide him with the four puppies next week. This association has agreed to provide two Labradors and two German shepherds for which the City will pay 500 euros. The dogs will then be trained for a year alongside their agents. The main function of the unit will be to stop the sale of drugs in high schools and to reduce the consumption by adolescents. The eight policemen, who have been receiving training since the end of last summer, will provide complete care for the animals immediately they come into service.
Each pup has been allocated to two policemen who, in an effort to create the best possible bond, will even take their animal home. It is thought that the dogs will require between eight and twelve months of training, including training in the detection of both substances and of people, before they are introduced into active service next year.
Seva said that such a service is available only in very few Spanish cities but that all have shown very positive results. He said that the creation of this new unit was part of his electoral programme and it has now been put in place. The officers and their animals will all be presented to the public in the coming day.
Tags: Dogs, Drugs, School
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