Customs Administration of the Czech Republic

Canine Service

Objectives of the Presentation

Information about the Czech Customs Canine Service

Customs Canine Training Center in Heřmanice

International competitions and cooperation

1972 Training of drug searching dogs

1990 Protection dogs

1999 Cigarettes & Tobacco products

2005 Endangered species of CITES

2006 Explosives

2007 Guns & Ammunition

History of Service Dogs in the Czech Republic

Organization Structure

GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF CUSTOMS

Customs Directorate (8)(Dog-handlers team)

Customs Office (54)

Regional Dog Training Centre Heřmanice

Total numbers of service dogs in the Czech Republic Customs Administration

2010 2012

Drug searching dogs(active and passive indication) including 8 dogs for guns & ammunitions

27 24

Cigarettes and tobacco products dogs 16 21

CITES and products of animal’s origin 2 2

Explosives 2 0

Protection dogs 10 10

Total Numbers of Service Dogs in the Czech Republic Customs Administration

2010 2012

Drug searching dogs(active and passive indication) including 8 dogs for guns & ammunitions

27 24

Cigarettes and tobacco products dogs 16 21

CITES and products of animal’s origin 2 2

Explosives 2 0

Protection dogs 10 10

International Airports

Road checks (in cooperation w/Mobile groups)

Trans-shipments stations

Priorities Concerning Drug Dogs Deployment

control

Further deployment

Road checks

Train and Ship transport

Transshimpent stations (containers)

Warehouses and other premises

Detection seizures

DRUGS - 120 – 200 seizures annually CIGARETTES - 60 – 130 seizures annually CITES & POAO (products of animal origin) - 80 – 135 seizures annually

4,5 kg of cocaine hidden in climbing rope

Cigarettes hidden in gas tanks

Cigarettes hidden in bread

Variety of species

Training Canine Centre of the Czech Customs Administration

Cannels

Training Facility

Regional Canine Training Centre of the World Customs Organization

International Training Courses

Bulgaria

RussiaLatvia

International Co-operation

Significant  International Appearances in Brussels

2009 Czech Presidency and presentation in EU Council

2007 Presentation at the WCO

European Championship of Customs Drug Searching dogs

Performance and readiness Exchange of know-how and experience Contacts Motivation Popularization

Participants: The Czech Republic, Poland, Norway, Latvia, Austria, Slovakia,Slovenia, Russia, Lithuania, Hungary, Romania, France, Germany, Bulgaria,The Netherlands, Portugal, Finland, Sweden, Switzerland, Belgium, Belorussia, Denmark, Ukraine, Estonia, Spain, Italy, Uzbekistan.

Poland 2003

Austria 2006

Slovakia 2002

The Czech Republic 2004

The Czech Republic 2001

Latvia 2008

History of the European Championships of Customs drug searching dogs

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