BURS unleashes sniffer dogs to curb smuggling

Wednesday, November 23, 2016

The Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS) will introduce the use of sniffer dogs at each of the country’s 27-border posts from December 1, 2016 as it ups the ante in the fight against drug smugglers and money launderers.

The first batch of BURS’ dog handlers are expected to graduate next week Thursday before they are deployed to the entry points ahead of the festive season.

BURS commissioner of customs and excise, Phodiso Valashia told Mmegi yesterday that the dogs are trained to detect illicit drugs, endangered species, arms and ammunition, and currencies.

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