The first Estonian police dog specializing in the detection of cash has begun training in the Police Dog Training Centre in Hämeenlinna, Finland. Training cooperation was agreed by the Police University College and the Estonian security authorities.
A Tallinn-based police dog handler began studying the training of money tracking dogs at the end of March, under the instruction of Finnish trainers in the Police Dog Training Centre.
The Estonian police dog handler began training with a future money tracking dog, a year-old Flat-Coated Retriever named Eura. The trainer and the dog will learn the basics of money tracking dog handling during a number of courses to be held this year.
Money tracking dogs are specifically trained police dogs used in investigations of organized crime and the shadow economy, for economy. The dogs are trained to detect cash, as well as drugs, weapons and passports.
In Finland, police money tracking dogs have found many millions of euros in hidden cash since 2009. Dogs have also found substantial amounts of other currencies.
To learn more about police dogs, visit the website: polamk.fi/en/police_dog_training_centre .
