News / US freight industry coalition whistles up new plan to use more air cargo sniffer dogs

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The US Airforwarders Association (AfA) is taking the lead in a push to use more sniffer dogs to secure air cargo supply chains.

The AfA is talking with a variety of players to establish an interest group to lobby US policymakers to permit canines from private providers to screen air cargo.

The US Transportation Security Agency (TSA) had allocated some sniffer dogs to air cargo, but over time they have been shifted to passenger terminals, a trend probably accelerated by recent incidents, noted AfA executive ...