LDEA To Unleash K9 Dogs
Ziankahn Says Plan Involves Specially Trained Dog
The fight against illicit drugs is to enter a new phase. For that, authorities at the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) prepares to introduce specially trained K9 security dogs in 2027.
The dogs are trained to detect, intercept, and combat the growing trafficking, and distribution of illicit drugs.
LDEA Director-General Daniel Dee Ziankahn, made the disclosure recently in Monrovia at the Executive Budget Hearing.
Ziankahn revealed how the planned K9 units is part of efforts to enhance the Agency capacity to detect and intercept illicit drugs.
A New Weapon In the Drug War
The planned K9 program is expected to provide LDEA officers with additional tool for detecting narcotics concealed in vehicles, luggage, packages, buildings and other locations.
The specially trained dogs will be deployed at airports, seaports, major transportation corridors, and other points vulnerable to drug trafficking.
LDEA To Boost Drug-Fighting
The planned introduction of K9 units comes amid growing concerns over illicit drug trafficking, and abuse, particularly the impact of narcotics on young people and communities.
The move is expected to strengthen the Agency’s operational capacity, and support law enforcement officers to identify concealed drugs, and disrupt trafficking activities.
The arrival of K9 drug-detection teams in 2027 could mark an expansion of the tools available to authorities in the ongoing fight against narcotics.
