Drug-sniffing dogs get training at Hartsfield-Jackson

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Drug-sniffing dogs get training at Hartsfield-Jackson

Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport hosted a conference and training for police K9s.

Trooper First Class Young, with the Georgia State Patrol, trains with his K-9, Appa, on the luggage carousel in E Concourse. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations Port of Atlanta hosted a two-day K-9 training conference at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL). K-9 detection dogs from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Georgia Department of Correction, Georgia State Patrol, Union City, Newnan, Bowden Police and Clayton County Police participated in training exercises. PHIL SKINNER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION.

Trooper First Class Young, with the Georgia State Patrol, trains with his K-9, Appa, on the luggage carousel in E Concourse. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations Port of Atlanta hosted a two-day K-9 training conference at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL). K-9 detection dogs from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Georgia Department of Correction, Georgia State Patrol, Union City, Newnan, Bowden Police and Clayton County Police participated in training exercises. PHIL SKINNER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION.

Gwinnett County Police K-9 officer Stan Jones works with Riggs on the luggage carousel in E Concourse. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations Port of Atlanta hosted a two-day K-9 training conference at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL). K-9 detection dogs from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Georgia Department of Correction, Georgia State Patrol, Union City, Newnan, Bowden Police and Clayton County Police participated in training exercises. PHIL SKINNER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION.

Gwinnett County Police K-9 officer Stan Jones works with Riggs on the luggage carousel in E Concourse. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations Port of Atlanta hosted a two-day K-9 training conference at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL). K-9 detection dogs from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Georgia Department of Correction, Georgia State Patrol, Union City, Newnan, Bowden Police and Clayton County Police participated in training exercises. PHIL SKINNER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION.

Gwinnett County Police K-9 officer Stan Jones works with Riggs on the luggage carousel in E Concourse. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations Port of Atlanta hosted a two-day K-9 training conference at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL). K-9 detection dogs from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Georgia Department of Correction, Georgia State Patrol, Union City, Newnan, Bowden Police and Clayton County Police participated in training exercises. PHIL SKINNER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION.

Gwinnett County Police K-9 officer Stan Jones works with Riggs on the luggage carousel in E Concourse. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations Port of Atlanta hosted a two-day K-9 training conference at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL). K-9 detection dogs from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Georgia Department of Correction, Georgia State Patrol, Union City, Newnan, Bowden Police and Clayton County Police participated in training exercises. PHIL SKINNER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION.

Motor Carrier Officer Swain, from the Georgia Department of Public Safety, prepares to work with his K-9, Ozon, near the baggage carousel in the E-Concourse. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations Port of Atlanta hosted a two-day K-9 training conference at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL). K-9 detection dogs from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Georgia Department of Correction, Georgia State Patrol, Union City, Newnan, Bowden Police and Clayton County Police participated in training exercises. PHIL SKINNER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION.

Motor Carrier Officer Swain, from the Georgia Department of Public Safety, points to a bag for his K-9, Ozon, to sniff in the E-Concourse. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations Port of Atlanta hosted a two-day K-9 training conference at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL). K-9 detection dogs from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Georgia Department of Correction, Georgia State Patrol, Union City, Newnan, Bowden Police and Clayton County Police participated in training exercises. PHIL SKINNER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION.

Clayton County Police's Antonio Kendrick watches his K-9, Homer, sniff luggage for drugs in the E Concourse. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations Port of Atlanta hosted a two-day K-9 training conference at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL). K-9 detection dogs from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Georgia Department of Correction, Georgia State Patrol, Union City, Newnan, Bowden Police and Clayton County Police participated in training exercises. PHIL SKINNER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION.

Clayton County Police's Antonio Kendrick watches his K-9, Homer, sniff luggage for drugs in the E Concourse. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations Port of Atlanta hosted a two-day K-9 training conference at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL). K-9 detection dogs from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Georgia Department of Correction, Georgia State Patrol, Union City, Newnan, Bowden Police and Clayton County Police participated in training exercises. PHIL SKINNER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION.

Clayton County Police's Antonio Kendrick watches his K-9, Homer, sniff luggage for drugs in the E Concourse. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations Port of Atlanta hosted a two-day K-9 training conference at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL). K-9 detection dogs from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Georgia Department of Correction, Georgia State Patrol, Union City, Newnan, Bowden Police and Clayton County Police participated in training exercises. PHIL SKINNER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION.

Clayton County Police's Antonio Kendrick waits near the baggage claims with his K-9 Homer in the E Concourse. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations Port of Atlanta hosted a two-day K-9 training conference at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL). K-9 detection dogs from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Georgia Department of Correction, Georgia State Patrol, Union City, Newnan, Bowden Police and Clayton County Police participated in training exercises. PHIL SKINNER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION.

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Trooper First Class Young, with the Georgia State Patrol, trains with his K-9, Appa, on the luggage carousel in E Concourse. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations Port of Atlanta hosted a two-day K-9 training conference at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL). K-9 detection dogs from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Georgia Department of Correction, Georgia State Patrol, Union City, Newnan, Bowden Police and Clayton County Police participated in training exercises. PHIL SKINNER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION.

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