1. Customs Administration of the Czech Republic
Canine Service

2. Objectives of the Presentation
Information about the Czech Customs Canine Service
Customs Canine Training Center in Heřmanice
International competitions and cooperation

3. History of Service Dogs in the Czech Republic
Endangered species of CITES
Training of drug searching dogs
2006 Explosives
Protection dogs
Guns & Ammunition
1999 Cigarettes & Tobacco products

4. Organization Structure
GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF CUSTOMS
Customs Directorate (8)
(Dog-handlers team)
Regional Dog Training Centre
Heřmanice
Customs Office (54)

5. 2010 2012 Total numbers of service dogs
in the Czech Republic Customs Administration
2010
2012
Drug searching dogs
(active and passive indication)
including 8 dogs for guns & ammunitions 27 24
Cigarettes and tobacco products dogs 16 21
CITES and products of animal’s origin 2
Explosives
Protection dogs 10

6. 2010 2012 Total Numbers of Service Dogs
in the Czech Republic Customs Administration
2010
2012
Drug searching dogs
(active and passive indication)
including 8 dogs for guns & ammunitions 27 24
Cigarettes and tobacco products dogs 16 21
CITES and products of animal’s origin 2
Explosives
Protection dogs 10

7. Priorities Concerning Drug Dogs Deployment
International Airports
Road checks
(in cooperation w/Mobile groups)
Trans-shipments stations
control

8. Further deployment Road checks Train and Ship transport
Transshimpent stations (containers)
Warehouses and other premises

9. 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

10. Training Canine Centre of the Czech Customs Administration

11. Cannels

12. Training Facility

13. Regional Canine Training Centre of the World Customs Organization

14. International Training Courses
Bulgaria
Latvia
Russia

15. International Co-operation

16. Significant International Appearances in Brussels
2007 Presentation at the WCO
Významná mezinárodní vystoupení
2009 Czech Presidency and presentation in EU Council

17. European Championship of Customs Drug Searching dogs
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.

18. History of the European Championships of Customs drug searching dogs
The Czech Republic 2001
Slovakia 2002
Poland 2003
The Czech Republic 2004
Austria 2006
Latvia 2008

19. Thank you for your attention