Picado: We are at the Peruvian National Police K9 Unit.
This unit provides K9 services for the entire nation of Peru.
The facility where we are right now,
it's been here since 2010
and basically, on the request of the U.S. Embassy,
because we needed installations for their dogs.
So they built this facility in order for them
to house the dogs that we donate for them.
Right now they currently have 49 dogs on staff.
Five of those dogs were donated by the U.S. Embassy in
International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Section
under the advisory program of CBP.
We provided these dogs to them and thus then we've had 500 kilos of cocaine
via these five dogs, which shows a lot of success.
We've had two CBPOs, K9s, travel down to Peru to evaluate and assess
the dogs that we purchased for them
in order to see where the status of that dog is
and if that dog was properly trained for the requirements that are needed here.
The assessment, the evaluation came back as very positive.
They agreed with how the dogs are trained and the handlers are trained
and the relationship between the handler and the K9.
It's been very successful.
The capacity building we have with Peru shows a lot of success.
And the need is there and we're willing to provide and we're willing to keep,
continue this support from the CBP and an INO standpoint.