Officers from Her Majesty’s Customs’ K-9 Unit are pictured as they made presentations to the students of Jost Van Dyke Primary School, on January 25.

The presenting K-9 Officers, Mr. Darwin Scatliffe and Mr. Eldrin Industrious, explained the process of detecting contraband and firearms using the K-9 officers (dogs). Mr. Scatliffe said that the dogs help to expedite the search of sailing vessels, cargo boats, fuel ships and sand barges.

Her Majesty’s Customs is celebrating Customs Week from January 22 to 28, under the theme ‘The Evolution of Virgin Islands Customs’. (Photo credit: Franklyn Skerritt/GIS)