Do airport dogs look for drugs?


Do airport dogs look for drugs? Do airport security dogs sniff for drugs? Dogs can find all sorts of narcotics, like marijuana, opium, cocaine, and heroin. These drug dogs always work in conjunction with a handler. They walk through security checkpoints sniffing the air around passengers and their luggage.


What do airport sniffer dogs look for?

While some people think airport sniffer dogs will seek out illegal drugs, they're predominantly trained to sniff for explosives, and to sniff for things that could introduce an invasive species into a foreign ecosystem.


Do airport dogs smell drugs or bombs?

Among the substances that an airport dog is trained to detect are many of the common chemicals used to build bombs. In fact, it's more common that the dogs you pass in the airport are smelling for bombs and explosives rather than drugs.


Can airport dogs smell vape pens?

Yes, drug dogs can smell carts. They can detect vape cartridges and vape pens. However, drug dogs are not trained specifically to find vape cartridges themselves or anything vaping-related like vape juice and vape pens.