Originally Posted by
Boggie Dog
I was thinking about the questions I asked and then questioned my position on some similar issues. Say an ED dog is walking the halls of an airport and alerts. I personally would want an investigation started then I ask is this any different than alerting on drugs and would it be a permissible search. In my mind I am less concerned about drugs because for the most part don't endanger an aircraft I might be on. Yet I would support an effort to interdict explosives. To me the situations are different.
Every airport is different, but from what I've heard, BOS only has one State Police Narc K9 and the rest of the MSP dogs are all TSA-certified ED K9s. And I've never seen said narc dog, I've only seen the MSP ED K9s. Supposedly, that dog is only brought out if they have credible police intelligence from other units that some trafficker is possibly coming through. Again, this is all second hand, so I can't confirm it.
As for them being cross-trained I don't think TSA would permit it because all ED K9s whether TSA-handled or LEO-handled go through the TSA CTC at Lackland, which is strictly explosives training only. I'm sure if an agency was cross-train said dog, the dog and handlers certification would be yanked by TSA.
Not to mention GAO has done
not one but
two reports on the NEDCTP and I'm sure that would have come up during their investigations.