South Korea introduces sniffer dogs that detect bed bugs, missing people in water


Commissioned as South Korea’s first bed bug detection dog, Ceco is a beagle owned by local pest control company Cesco. - Photo: Unsplash

SEOUL: Sniffer dogs are typically tasked with detecting narcotics and explosives, but in South Korea, their roles have expanded to include finding bed bugs and submerged human remains.

This week, two dogs made their debut in these new tasks: Ceco, who is trained to detect bed bugs, and Alpha, who locates human remains in water.

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