Data from the Kenya Wildlife Service indicates that between 2014 and 2022, dogs led to the documentation of 102 incidents of wildlife trafficking. About 114 people linked to these incidents were arrested and prosecuted during the period. "The dogs are key in deterring these crimes. These cases have gone down because traffickers are now aware of the strict security deployed in our borders, airports, and even ports. Numbers do not lie," he said. KWS data reveals a declining trend from 2014 where 22 incidents of trafficking were recorded to 2022 where the KWS canine unit recorded one incident.