Korea Customs Service Designated and Operates 'Detection Dog Training Center' as an International Organization

On the 22nd, the Korea Customs Service announced that Commissioner Noh Seok-hwan signed a non-face-to-face "Agreement for the Operation of the WCO Regional Detector Dog Training Center" with Kunio Mikuriya, Secretary General of the World Customs Organization. Accordingly, the Korea Customs Service explained that the detector dog training center located in Jung-gu, Incheon, will be operated with international organization status. Commissioner Noh is taking a commemorative photo after signing the agreement. Photo by Korea Customs Service

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The Korea Customs Service announced on the 22nd that its Detection Dog Training Center has been designated as a regional detection dog training center by the World Customs Organization (WCO).

The regional detection dog training center is an international organization designated by the WCO for the purpose of training detection dogs and instructors of member countries, as well as exchanging related information.

Taking this designation as an opportunity, the Korea Customs Service will conduct capability development training for detection dogs and instructors possessed by WCO member countries in the Asia-Pacific region (33 countries).

In particular, with the designation as a WCO training organization, the Korea Customs Service will receive training budget support from the WCO, enabling it to promote capability development activities such as hosting international conferences and seminars.

Additionally, by gaining international recognition of Korea's administrative capabilities, it is expected to lead international standards.

Previously, the Korea Customs Service achieved the designation of the Customs Border Management Training Institute as an Asia-Pacific regional training center in 2010, followed by the Asia-Pacific regional information center (2012) and the Asia-Pacific regional analysis office (2018) as international organizations.

With the Detection Dog Training Center now designated as an international organization, the Korea Customs Service emphasized that Korea has become the first country in the Asia-Pacific region to host all four WCO regional organizations.

A Korea Customs Service official stated, “The designation of the Detection Dog Training Center as an international organization recognizes the excellence of domestic detection dog training capabilities in the international community. The Korea Customs Service will enhance its influence in the international community by sharing information and exchanging training programs with countries around the world in the future.”

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