Imperial Tobacco Hounding the Illicit Trade

Source from:  Imperial Tobacco  11/04/2013

Imperial Tobacco's Czech operations have supported a competition to find the best sniffer dogs used by customs officials to detect illicit tobacco.

The contest staged at the customs training centre in north Bohemia also involved dogs from authorities in Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Poland and Slovenia.

The aim of the competition was to recognise the skills of the sniffer dogs and their handlers in the ongoing fight against illicit trade.

Josef Dušánek, head of the dog section for Czech customs, said: "Around eight out of 10 seizures of illegal tobacco result from using trained sniffer dogs.

"So we're grateful for the support of Imperial Tobacco in helping us to stage this international competition where dogs and handlers can pit their skills against each other."

Kamil Provaznik, Finance & CLA Manager for Czech Republic & Slovakia, said: "Working with customs in this way is very important in helping to combat the growth in illicit activities." Enditem