More police dogs to check crime trend

by Jayampathy JAYASINGHE

The police will set up more kennels to check the rising trend of crime in many parts of the country.

The new kennels will be set up with dogs trained in special skills such as detecting explosives, narcotics and tracking dogs who could trace criminals who flee from the scene of the crime and patrol dogs to tackle those who attack policemen during special operations, Police Media Spokesman, SP Ajith Rohana told the Sunday Observer.

In addition to the 49 kennels, six more kennels will be set up in Puttalam, Kilinochchi, Jaffna, Trincomalee, Thambuttegama and Kankesanturai in the near future.

However, dogs trained in detecting narcotics will be deployed in areas where there is an influx of drugs.

During the crime operation at Kahawatte a few months ago, a police sniffer dog traced the suspect who allegedly killed two women by hacking them to death with an axe, police said.