From synthetic drugs to concealed cargo, trained dogs can detect what scanners may miss. At a WCO forum in Tashkent, experts showed how canine units and new technology are increasingly working side by side.
Uzbek customs authorities have not yet detected the highly potent synthetic opioid nitazoxanide, but believe the risk of its emergence is high. At a forum in Tashkent, British experts described how they are training dogs to detect compounds with different odor profiles.