The City of Cape Town says over a 14-month period, the Metro Police K9 Unit has recovered more than 15 thousand units of drugs.
Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, says nearly 60 percent of the narcotics were handed over to the SAPS as "abandoned", meaning
no arrests were made.
He says the K9 unit currently has 22 operational canines, 12 of which are used for narcotics detection.
The breeds in use include bloodhounds, pointer German shepherds, Dutch shepherds and several mixed-breed canines.
Smith says with drug dealers becoming increasingly creative in the transport and concealment of their stash, the K9 unit has proven time and again that they can't be thrown off the trail
"We've also noticed a few other trends, which suggest that the dealers aren't overly familiar with the abilities of our K9s.
This includes hiding contraband inside vehicle engines, the dashboard and other panels in their vehicles.
Just a few days ago, K9 Savage sniffed out R50 000 worth
of cocaine that was hidden in the dashboard compartment of a vehicle.
More and more instances of suspects trying to throw the dogs off the scent by hiding their stash with black pepper or other chemicals, and hiding drugs in trees as they believe that the dogs aren't able to search in high places." "https://scontent-jnb1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/p235x350/122715875_3660060044046353_8623165944017999849_o.jpg?_nc_cat=100&ccb=2&_nc_sid=8024bb&_nc_ohc=58zIIDjJr-sAX-hJ7x1&_nc_oc=AQl1EMdQOsCDw62mJOdG9RgBv3AxQrhJTxOX1GQrWtzdYr6PxZUdVqKbeJyC4Z35TWk&_nc_ht=scontent-jnb1-1.xx&tp=6&oh=189e8fdc5d3b738f79c67453b2085ee3&oe=5FBA588C"
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