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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. History of Service Dogs in the Czech Republic.
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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
History of Service Dogs in the Czech Republic 2005 Endangered species of CITES 1972 Trainingofdrugsearchingdogs 2006 Explosives 1990 Protection dogs 2007 Guns & Ammunition 1999 Cigarettes & Tobacco products
Organization Structure GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF CUSTOMS Customs Directorate (8) (Dog-handlers team) Regional Dog Training Centre Heřmanice Customs Office (54)
Total numbers of service dogs in the Czech Republic Customs Administration
Total Numbers of Service Dogs in the Czech Republic Customs Administration
Priorities ConcerningDrug DogsDeployment • International Airports • Road checks (in cooperation w/Mobile groups) • Trans-shipments stations 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 bread Cigarettes hidden in gas tanks Variety of species
RegionalCanineTraining Centre oftheWorld Customs Organization
International Training Courses Bulgaria Latvia Russia
SignificantInternationalAppearances in Brussels 2007 Presentation at the WCO 2009 Czech Presidency and presentation in EU Council
EuropeanChampionshipofCustomsDrugSearchingdogs • 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.
History of the European Championshipsof Customs drug searching dogs Slovakia 2002 The CzechRepublic 2001 The CzechRepublic 2004 Poland 2003 Austria 2006 Latvia 2008