BACOLOD City Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran urged the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) to acquire and train K-9 dogs to intercept contrabands in the entry points of the city.
Familiaran said K-9 dogs will be a big help in securing entry points like seaports and terminals and intercept illegal drugs and arrest drug personalities.
"For lack of security in our seaports or terminals, the drug personalities took the chance to transport the illegal drugs here," he said.
He added that even hotels had their own K-9 dogs to check the baggage of their clients.
Familiaran noted last week that the operatives seized an estimated P5.1 million worth of illegal drugs in a drug bust at Barangay Singcang-Airport, a day after the City Drug Enforcement Unit (CDEU) also recovered about P1.2 million of drugs in a drug raid at the said village.
Familiaran said he believes the illegal drugs have been transported from other regions and were distributed here.
"I salute to our operatives, it's a big accomplishment for BCPO and hopefully they could have K-9 dogs to secure the entry points. Sniffing dogs are very effective to trace the contraband," Familiaran said.
Familiaran had earlier offered to donate German shepherd and Belgian dogs to be trained as bomb-sniffing dogs of BCPO.
"I do not know why they refused to accept it," Familiaran said.
He said the sniffing dogs are a big help in the city's anti-drug campaign or to be used for bomb threat scenario.
Mayor Evelio Leonardia also lauded the accomplishment of BCPO.
