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K-9s To Sniff Out Explosives At MIA

POSTED: Wednesday, July 23, 2008
UPDATED: 2:02 pm EDT July 23, 2008

The Transportation Security Administration introduced some new assets in the war on terrorism on Wednesday.

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Five bomb-sniffing dogs and their handlers are another added layer of security when it comes to detecting explosives in cargo, especially cargo on passenger-carrying airplanes.

There are currently 20 Miami-Dade Police Department K-9s working at Miami International Airport.

The program introduced on Tuesday is different because these TSA-trained dogs are handled by TSA employees trained alongside the dogs.

TSA puppies that make it through the 10-week training course are named after 911 victims.

Miami International Airport is only the second airport in the country to receive the new canine teams.

The first was Dulles Airport in Washington. Miami was chosen because of the large volume of cargo going through the airport.
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