The Nose Knows: Role of Goose in San Ysidro, Other Drug-Sniffing Dogs in Fentanyl Fight at Border

Published on July 15, 2024

One of America’s most valuable defenders against fentanyl trafficking at the Mexico border uses his nose to root out illicit drugs.

It’s an old-school technique that authorities say is a key to reducing the flow of deadly synthetic opioids, and Goose, an enthusiastic Golden Retriever, is an avid practitioner.

Goose weaves through a sea of idling cars on a warm afternoon at the San Ysidro Port of Entry, San Diego’s massive legal border crossing, one of the most transited in the world. Roughly 100,000 people enter the U.S. there each day…Read More