OSCE Centre conducts training course in Kazakhstan on using dogs to detect explosives

A three-week advanced training course on the use of detection dogs began on 13 October 2014 in Almaty, Kazakhstan, with the aim of helping law enforcement officers deepen their knowledge and enhance their skills in the effective use of dogs in security-related operations.

The event is co-organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana, the Canine Centre of the Customs Control Committee as well as the US Embassy in Kazakhstan.

More than 10 canine unit officers from across the country representing the Customs Control Committee, National Security Committee, State Protection Sevice, Border Guard Service, Interior Ministry and the Military Police of the Defence Ministry will be introduced by the Head of the Canine Centre at Austria’s Interior Ministry to best international practices in the use of canines for the detection of explosives and explosive-related materials.

The course is part of the Centre’s multi-year activities in enhancing Kazakhstan’s abilities to counter transnational organized crime.