In ten years, he helped seize 6.7 tonnes of various drugs and 2,320,000 euros in banknotes. Irish, a 10-year-old Labrador whose master, Fabrice Latapie, is a customs officer in the Hendaye brigade, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, has just been rewarded in the “illegal material search dog” category at the 4th edition. Trophies dogs heroes, organized by the Central canine.
An infallible flair
His flair is always on alert, even when he’s relaxing in the customs seizure parking lot one day in March 2017. The Labrador runs under a parked vehicle and marks insistently. After dismantling the bumper, 700,000 euros in cash were found. “Without the dog’s initiative, the car would have been returned to its owners as it was…”, underlined the statement from the Canine Center on Monday.
In November 2021, he marks on the floor of a 22 ton truck. The customs officers trust his flawless flair and proceed to a dismantling, thanks to which 500 kilos of cannabis are seized. After his good services rendered, the Labrador’s career will end in October 2023.