Thai police dealing with human trafficking and sexual abuse of children cases have recently been provided with some extra help, in the form of a two-year-old Labrador Retriever sniffer dog, thanks to Operation Underground Railway (OUR), an international organisation dedicated to combatting such offences.
Named “Hidu”, which means to sniff in the Malay language, the dog is one of 85 of its kind in the United States. Its handler, Christie, said that she thought Hidu would be sent to Malaysia, but it was sent to Thailand instead and she is happy to be here and she loves the name Hidu, because it is the outstanding feature of the dog.
Hidu is trained to identify Triphenylphosphine oxide, a heat resistant substance used in all electronic devices, according to Christie. The dog can seek out electronic devices, such as cellphones, laptops and SIM or a memory cards buried in shallow holes, in water or under a thick mattress.
Source: Thai PBS