BINUKSAN ng Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) ang K9 Team Leaders’ Course Batch 2022-02 sa pamamagitan ng isang seremonya sa national headquarters sa Quezon City kahapon.
Sasailalim sa kurso ang 17 K9 Handlers at ang kanilang Narcotics Detection Dogs (NDDs) kung saan ay pag-aaralan ang mga subject na Supervising K9 Operations, Illegal drugs Smuggling, Legalities Related to K9 operations, at Inter-Government Cooperation.
“This course is designed to simulate real-life settings and situations in jail facilities, airports and seaports. It [the training] will strengthen the bond between man and partner dog, and create confident and able K9 team leaders,” pahayag ni PDEA Director General, Undersecretary Wilkins Villanueva.
Isasagawa ang kurso sa PDEA K9 Headquarters sa Sitio Lambakin, Barangay Sto. Cristo, San Jose del Monte, Bulacan.
Sinanay sa K9 Headquarters ang kasalukuyang 183 K9 Handlers at 116 NDDs na itinalaga ng PDEA sa seaports, airports, at iba pang critical facilities sa buong bansa.
Ang K9 teams ay ginagamit sa mga anti-drug operations gaya ng cargo at parcel searches, events monitoring, search and seizure operations sa jails at custodial facilities.
“The PDEA K9 Team Leaders’ Course is the next step in our effort to further professionalize the systems pertinent to the operation of our K9 resources. This would bolster the monitoring and interdiction capabilities in the country’s airports and seaport,” dagdag ng PDEA chief. EVELYN GARCIA