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Drug dog at work

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Drug dog at work

A drug detector dog checks a pallet of imported goods for drugs. The New Zealand Customs Service uses trained dogs that use their sense of smell to detect illegal substances.

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Nancy Swarbrick, Pets – Pets and other animals, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/19728/drug-dog-at-work (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 1 March 2009.