The Virginia Beach Sheriff’s Office has welcome it’s newest K9 team.
Apollo, a 3-year-old Belgian Malinois, is partnered with Master Deputy Crystal Repass—the office’s first woman K9 handler and a 16.5-year veteran of the VBSO, according to a news release.
Virginia Beach Sheriff’s Office The pair passed their first narcotic detection certification Tuesday through the Virginia Police Work Dog Association (VPWDA), according to the release. The certification included screenings of building interiors, vehicles, luggage and parcel screenings and couriers.
Apollo successfully alerted to ecstasy, methamphetamine, heroin, marijuana and cocaine.
The VBSO says that Apollo is also trained to recognize fentanyl though there is no fentanyl-certification process.
A VBSO couple— Sgt. Nancy Bass and Master Deputy Joe Bass—breed Belgain Malinous and donated Apollo to the sheriff’s office last year.
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