2024-07-25 16:01:14
The day starts around four in the morning, almost two hours away. Pariswhere the representatives of the National Police of Spain along with the British and Qatar They stayed in France for two weeks in support of the French authorities during the Olympic Games.
Fatima works in the dog team of the National Police and today they have to do some exercises in La Villette, where they will install the ‘Fan Zone’ and the well-known Olympic centers of the different participating countries. “There are those of us who come to support it help. “Participating in the security of the Olympic Games and doing so alongside foreign security is an experience and a lesson.”
The dog chews every corner, every dirt and every gap in the area, while his handler encourages him: “Come, boy. There, explore, explore.” His job is to inspect all the Olympic sites, including the boats for the opening ceremony of the Games, the banks of the Seine, the stands and the hotels where the heads of state, journalists and staff will stay.
They are Widow, Apollo, Arthur, Yoda, Boris, Fortu, Noe, Goku, Donci and Roxi 10 dogs of the National Police They arrived by car from Spain last Monday, July 15, and will be transported throughout the Olympic Games, as Fatima’s representative explained to EL PERIODICO, although in his case he will return on August 12 , after the relief of other colleagues. “Our days are long, we have to secure all the areas many times, but the dogs have breaks every thirty to forty minutes,” said the Brigade vet.
These 10 dogs are responsible for detect only explosives, “This is what the French police need most for this event.” “With them we checked several times the places pointed out to us by the French authorities, like this one in La Villette, and we secured the area,” he added. Being the support team, in the real scenario of a possible threat, will be the French police who will respond to the first call and they will come to act when needed. “Let’s hope it doesn’t happen,” he said.
When asked if there were different smells of explosives between Spain and France that could confuse the dogs, the veterinarian sent by the army to Paris explained: “It’s not much of a smell itself, but that sometimes in each country it can use other types. Explosives to do this, we first train dogs with specific smells.
Canines, riders, Tedax and … spotters
More than 300 Spanish volunteer representatives will also participate in the deployment specialists in violent sports clubs, such as well-known hooligans, supporters or other influential fans. This police team, known as ‘spotters’, is in charge of coordinating the security of high risk matching in Spain and during the Olympic Games they have the task of following the Spanish soccer team to avoid dangers.
This Wednesday, during the Argentina-Morocco match, it was times of tension and had to be interrupted after the fall of a firecracker during the celebration of the score, in addition to the constant departure of suddenly to space. Something unusual in an Olympic event. A fact that forced the referee, Glenn Nyberg, to stop the game. An event that the authorities want to avoid from happening again, and for which security will be strengthened at the entrance to the stadiums and surrounding areas.
The first time away from home
For the Air Unit, the Special Cavalry Group, the Canine Guides, the Intervention Group and the Mobile Group of the National Police, it is the first time that they have worked outside the Spanish territory for a sports event of these characteristics, and the pleasure is palpable in the atmosphere. “It is interesting to see how other police teams work. In the end we do the same job but the way we do it is different and you can learn,” the Spanish representatives told us.
This is an unprecedented deployment of security forces for the Olympic Games that, if all goes well, will be history. It is the first time that an opening ceremony has been held outside a stadium, and for this 45,000 law enforcement officers will be deployed, including 18,000 military personnel and nearly 1,800 international police..
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