Aviation Security Threat: Lithium Ion Batteries

On January 12, 2020 Enhanced Protection Services was preparing for a canine detection demo at a cargo warehouse in Hong Kong. When entering the facility, Technical Detection Canine (TDC), Sarge pulled toward cargo that had previously undergone security screening via X-ray, not once, but twice. Sarge persisted, passively sitting next to the screened cargo several times, indicating to his handler that he had identified the odor of a lithium ion battery.