Fiji to set up drug detector dog unit

SUVA – New Zealand Customs and Police and Fijian authorities have started a programme to set up a detector dog unit in Fiji.

Representatives from the New Zealand agencies met with Fiji Revenue and Customs Authority and the Fiji Police Force in Suva last week to discuss a training programme that will focus on border security.

Customs officials say introducing drug detector dogs in Fiji will strengthen border security in the Pacific by targeting illicit drug trade across borders.