Drogon and Nard are their names
They come from Pipe Creek, San Antonio, Texas and were donated to Mexico through the Bicentennial Agreement maintained between Mexico and the United States, as part of the actions carried out jointly to combat organized crime.
They will be working at the penitentiary centers (DOC’s). These two beautiful animals were trained to detect prohibited objects in confinement such as narcotics, money, cell phones and firearms in the fight against crime and drug dealing as well as to guarantee order and governance in the penitentiary centers.
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The head of Public Security, Luis Cancino, indicated that the dogs will be integrated into the K9 Unit, thereby increasing the number to five dogs in Los Cabos facilities.
As part of this donation, Cancino said two agents of the SSPE, (State Preventive Police), were assigned to the Canine Unit to provide them with knowledge and techniques for the management of canines specialized in search tasks in penitentiaries.
The Mexican Senate also authorized a delegation of United States troops, made up of 11 instructors from the 7th Special Forces Group of the Northern Command, to participate in the event "Strengthening the Capacity of the National Defense Special Operations Forces”.
Their arrival is set for January 27, with the obligation to leave the country no later than March 28.
This US military group will train members of the Mexican army at the facilities of the Special Forces Training Center located on the mainland.
The Senate requires that President Claudia Sheinbaum “through the Secretariat of National Defense, must present a report to the Senate of the Republic on the results obtained, within 30 calendar days following the conclusion of the activity.”
