CIA uses drones to sniff out cartels and fentanyl labs in Mexico: US Official
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is conducting monitoring flights with drones through Mexico in collaboration with US neighbours in the south to gather information about the cartel and the Fentanyl Institute, according to senior US officials. The Biden administration has allowed the use of unarmed, “not fatal” MQ9 Reaper drones through Mexico to concentrate on […]
Bark detective: dog trained to sniff out UK tree disease | Trees and forests
Sniper dogs are usually seen searching for contraband at airports and train stations, but the British government is now deploying trained hounds to find pests that harm forests. For the first time in the UK, dogs have been used to identify diseases in trees. Researchers at the Forest Research Institute used trained spanadors (a cross […]
Canine border guards sniff out smuggled fentanyl
A golden retriever named Goose is one of America’s most reliable defenders of fentanyl trafficking at the Mexican border. Goose uses his nose to sniff out illegal drugs at San Diego’s sprawling legal border crossing, where about 100,000 people enter the United States each day. The golden retriever is one of 536 U.S. Customs and […]