DEBRA DAUGHERTY, CNN ANCHOR: Police forces around the world rely on dogs to track down criminals and sniff out illegal drugs. In Kosovo, narcotics and gun-trafficking is a growing problem. UNMIK TV shows us how one member of the Ukrainian dog unit is helping police.</s>VICTORIA SCHULTZ, UNMIK TV CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): This German shepherd named Dick is trained do find explosives and weapons. Its workday in Kosovo starts at Prestina Airport. It is one of 25 specially trained dogs of the Ukrainian K-9 unit. They assist the police of Kosovo. With a nose that smells 1,000 times more intensely than the human nose, the dogs check luggage, faster than people ever could. This morning Dick found nothing unusual.</s>TOM SEXTON, DOG PATROL COORDINATOR: Sometimes we can prove that there is nothing there to look for and we go somewhere else.</s>SCHULTZ: That somewhere else is a traffic checkpoint. Dick, the dog, and the handler of Gregory, as well as other dog teams stand on duty. Dick is called to check a suspicious vehicle and the dog sits down to indicate something is there. But human hands and eyes are needed to search for the object. An Italian pistol with 6 bullets in it. Dick and Gregory hurry to where they are needed next. The dog identifies the jacket of a suspect. It's night already when the team reaches the next destination. The police have come across a rifle and a big back of ammunition. Dick searches for the smell of other explosives. In another house, an illegal pistol is found. More work for the canines; a dog can search a house in ten minutes, when it could take a person two hours. After a long day, the special Ukrainian dogs return to their comfortable kennels, and it is time for dinner, both for the courageous dogs and their handlers. (on camera): Working hard in the spirit of play, these canine of the Ukrainian special unit are making Kosovo a safer place for everybody. This is Victoria Schultz reporting from Kosovo for CNN WORLD REPORT.
Ukrainian Dogs Help Police Fight Crime