Trained Dogs Deployed at Nepal-India Border Post to Curb Drug Smuggling

Nepalgunj. Armed Police Force has deployed trained dogs at the Nepal-India Jamunaha border crossing. This is because drug smuggling has been increasing through the border crossing recently, and trained dogs have been deployed for control.

Security has been tightened by deploying trained dogs, and they are made to sniff the belongings of everyone coming from India, informed Armed Police Force Nepal No. 30 Battalion Headquarters, Bagheshwori. The two trained dogs deployed at Jamunaha are particularly assisting in checking for weapons, explosives, and drugs. Armed Police Superintendent Bhim Bahadur Chand, head of Armed Police Force Nepal No. 30 Battalion Headquarters, Bagheshwori, informed that with the objective of making border security modern and technology-friendly, such trained dogs will now be regularly stationed at the border crossings.

He expressed confidence that the deployment of dogs at the border crossing will create fear among those involved in illegal smuggling, border crimes, and suspicious activities, and will bring further effectiveness in control.

The District Police Office, Banke has stated that dogs have been deployed to further strengthen the security system at the border crossing after the rule that customs duty must be paid compulsorily for goods worth more than one hundred rupees brought from India was strictly enforced.