Título :	Detection dogs fighting transnational narcotraffic : performance and challenges under real customs scenario in brazil
Autor :	Jantorno, Gustavo Machado Xavier, Carlos Henrique Magalhães, Marcelo Eduardo Peixoto de Castro, Márcio Botelho McManus, Concepta de Melo, Cristiano Barros
Assunto::	Fronteiras; Prevenção criminal; Cão farejador; Tráfico de drogas; Narcotráfico
Fecha de publicación :	16-may-2024
Editorial :	Frontiers Media SA
Citación :	JANTORNO, Gustavo Machado et al. Detection dogs fighting transnational narcotraffic: performance and challenges under real customs scenario in brazil. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, v. 11, p. 1380415, 2024. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2024.1380415. Disponível em: https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2024.1380415 Acesso em: 9 jun. 2026.
Abstract:	Narcotic Detection Dogs (NDDs) are essential tools in the fight against drug trafficking, acting with high precision and improving efficiency at border posts. When trained efficiently, these dogs can detect a great variety of compounds, such as cocaine, marijuana and its derivatives, and synthetic drugs, among others. Most of the knowledge on canine detection processes and efficiency has been determined in experimentally controlled conditions, but narcotic seizures detected by dogs in realistic anti-drug operations have not yet been critically determined in a Country with continental dimensions such as Brazil. This study aimed to evaluate the data set concerning the performance, operations, efficiency, and success rate of NDDs used by the Brazilian Customs Authority (Aduana) in the fight against drug trafficking. Narcotic seizure rates increased in luggage and packages detected by NDDs working at border crossings from 2010 to 2020, with an estimated value of over US$ 2 billion in losses to the cocaine drug trafficking business. NDD units also increased most narcotic groups seized in the same period. The number of NDDs and anti-drug operations, and Customs Border Post (CBP) influenced the rates of drugs seized. NDDs provided an increase of 3,157 kg/animal of drugs seized for every new dog introduced into the inspection systems.
Licença::	© 2024 Jantorno, Xavier, Magalhães, de Castro, McManus and de Melo. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2024.1380415
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