Bangalore: To deal with the increasing demand for trained sniffer dogs at the Bangalore International Airport, the Customs Department is planning to hire two more sniffer dog squads ahead of the terminal expansion at the BIA.
Presently, the department has one dog squad with two to four dogs at varying points.
B Bhattacharya, Commissioner of Customs, Bangalore, said that after the expansion of the terminal, security has to be beefed up.
“Currently we have one dog squad deputed at the Bangalore International Airport (BIA). The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) is entrusted with frisking passengers. In case they are found carrying any suspicious objects on their body, the customs checks for narcotics. We are in the process of appointing two more dog squads,” Bhattacharya.
The CISF Commandant was wary of commenting on the shortage, said that the information concerned official security, and hence, should not come into public domain.
18/04/12 Sheetal Sukhija/New Indian Express
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