WY Highway Patrol Adds On To Number Of Fentanyl Detection Canines

The number of Wyoming Highway Patrol canines that can detect fentanyl has increased 10-fold in less than one year.

Back in July the patrol trained and certified the state’s first fentanyl-detection canine.

The safety and success of this pioneering effort have led the Patrol to expand the program to the rest of its narcotic detection canine handler teams.

Recently, nine additional canine teams were trained and certified to detect Fentanyl. 

A Patrol spokesperson says the training with the safety of canine officers and their handlers are first and foremost. 

It has been an extensive process, requiring time and resources from many companies to ensure the process is safe. 

The results have been overwhelmingly positive, with no incidents occurring that have endangered canine partners or handlers throughout the training process.

Five of the trained canines were purchased using federal grant funds through the Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area program.