Explosive Detecting Dog Training to sniff suspicious international mails Kawasaki Aug 23 14:19
At a customs office at Yokohama Customs, which handles over 90% of customs clearance for mail received from overseas, a dog trained in sniffing explosives is on alert as part of strengthening anti-terrorism measures. Has been published.
The Kawasaki Gaidai Post Office of Yokohama Customs in Kawasaki City is responsible for over 90% of customs clearance procedures for international mail items from all over Japan.
Yokohama Customs is strengthening anti-terrorism measures in preparation for international events such as the TICAD = African Development Conference to be held in Yokohama next week and the Rugby World Cup starting next month.
On the 23rd, a dog that had been specially trained to smell the explosives was inspected.
Male German Shepherd's Bolt is checked one by one while pressing the nose against the parcels lined up at the inspection site, and in front of a cardboard box with a sponge with a gunpowder smell prepared in advance, The staff was informed of the abnormality.
Mr. Shigetoshi Aoyama, director of the Yokohama Customs Kawasaki Gai Post Office, said, “We want to work together at the waterfront to work together to protect the safety and security of the people.”