WYOMING — In an effort to help combat the dangerous threat of Fentanyl, the Wyoming Highway Patrol (WHP) trained one of its Narcotic Detection K-9 to detect the odor of the dangerous drug.

Fentanyl has been widely reported in the news lately as one of the most potent and deadly drugs on the streets of America, and has been linked to a significant increase in fatal overdoses throughout the United States. 

“The Wyoming Highway Patrol knew something needed to be done to help combat this dangerous drug, so we trained one of our Narcotic Detection K-9s to detect this odor,” the WHP said.

The WHP partnered with MAKOR K-9 and Precision Explosives to conduct the training safely and effectively for the handler and K-9. The K-9 was trained on the “trace odor” of Fentanyl and pure Fentanyl. The training aid contained Fentanyl in a device that only released vapor of the odor.

There were no issues or safety concerns that arose during the training.

“The Wyoming Highway Patrol is at the forefront of taking this deadly drug off the streets and out of our communities and is proud to be one of only a few agencies in the country to have a Fentanyl trained K-9,” the WHP said.