Originally Posted by
LoganTSO
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.
I wasn't speaking to cross-trained dogs in my remark. I was suggesting that I see a difference searching for explosives differently than a search for drugs in the airport environment even while I questioned if the search for drugs would be inline with the 4th.