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AMADO, Ariz. — Last fiscal year, Customs and Border Protection seized 27,000 pounds of fentanyl nationwide. Nearly half of that was seized in Southern Arizona.
CBP’s K9 units work at ports of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border and at checkpoints like the one on I-19 near Tubac. They even work in the desert to track down people trying to get around Border Patrol checkpoints. “Any amount of fentanyl we can get, keep off the streets, is very significant,” Border Patrol agent Martin Whelan told KGUN. He has worked as a K9 handler and knows the intense training it takes to become one.
CBP runs a breeding program for its K9s. They start their training to find hidden people and drugs as young as seven-month-old puppies.
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