Dogs noses' are clean

In response to Gary Meyerhoff's comments (Northern Territory News, July 9) I would like to advise all readers that Customs detector dogs are never fed, dosed or rewarded with drugs and are not "drug - addicted canines".

The recent seizures of 1.5kg of cocaine at Brisbane airport, and 3kg of cocaine and more than 2000 MDMA tablets at Sydney demonstrates Customs' effectiveness protecting the Australian community also reviews all sea cargo entering Australia and physically checks those containers identified as posing a risk to the border.

Leanne Wilson
Acting Regional Director
Australian Customs Service

This letter to the editor, written by Leane Wilson, the Acting Regional Director for the Australian Customs Service, was published in the Northern Territory News on July 15, 2004. It has also been archived on napnt.org.