Site by. By using our website, you agree to the use of cookies as described in our Cookie Policy Accept. Rss Feed. What do you do? Who do you call? Heroin — A highly addictive analgesic drug derived from morphine, used to produce euphoria. Cocaine — Also known as coke, a strong stimulant most frequently used as a recreational drug. It is commonly snorted, inhaled as smoke, or dissolved and injected into a vein. Mental effects may include loss of contact with reality, an intense feeling of happiness, or agitation.
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It is legal and often prescribed to treat anxiety and panic disorders. Xanax comes with a high potential for addiction, even when taken as prescribed, because tolerance to benzodiazepines occurs quickly. Adderall — Another legal drug used in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ADHD and narcolepsy. It is also used as an athletic performance enhancer, cognitive enhancer, appetite suppressant, and recreationally as an aphrodisiac and euphoriant.
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What Austen smelled was drug residue left on the bags used to carry drugs, most likely 25 to 50 pounds of marijuana. So far this fiscal year, which began Oct.
Last year agents seized , pounds of marijuana and more than pounds of cocaine. This year they have seized , pounds of marijuana and more than 70 pounds of cocaine, Scioli said. Not all of those seizures are the result of dogs. At least one dog is always working at the Interstate 19 checkpoint, which is a high-traffic stop.
Michael Lawler, Tucson sector K-9 coordinator, said checkpoints are the most difficult environment for dogs to work in because of the distractions. In the past couple of months, agents have come across false alarm signals from their dogs at the checkpoints.
Christopher Jbara, an agent and K-9 instructor, said he was recently working the checkpoint with Brita, his 3-year-old dog, when she alerted him to a car.
He said the car had most likely been contaminated on one side of the border or the other and it was likely the driver was not aware. The contamination could have come from a small amount of marijuana left on the car, cocaine residue or water from a bong used to smoke marijuana. The Border Patrol is neither breed- nor sex-specific when it comes to buying or breeding their dogs. Border Patrol National Canine Facility. Each dog working for the Border Patrol has gone through an extensive training program that starts as early as eight weeks after birth.
The dogs are trained to work along the U. This year, dogs are working nationwide with the Border Patrol and U.
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