Detector Dogs Could Help Sniff out More Fentanyl, Firearms at Border, Review Suggests

Detector Dogs Could Help Sniff out More Fentanyl, Firearms at Border, Review Suggests
A border services officer watches his dog sniff through shipping boxes at a Canada Border Services Agency warehouse in Montreal on April 21, 2009. The Canadian Press/Paul Chiasson
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OTTAWA—Detector dogs who work at Canada’s border agency could play a bigger role in sniffing out deadly fentanyl and illicit firearms, suggests an internal evaluation that found room to boost enforcement measures.

The Canada Border Services Agency has dozens of canines trained to detect smuggled currency, drugs, guns, and food, plant and animal products.