DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

The National Police held a ceremony to officially announce Belgian Shepard Camilo Beker is retiring. He has served as a special agent in the National Police K-9 unit for 12 years, Listin Diario reports.

The National Police said the funds are there to ensure that Beker continues to be well cared for. The police says that Beker had an outstanding career in the K-9 unit of the Police finding many drug caches.

The announcement comes at a time when the Listin Diario has fostered a national pact to care for pets.

Police director, Major General Ramón Antonio Guzmán Peralta, celebrated the honors to the Belgian Shepard during the closing activities of the El Seibo Patron Saint Festivities held at the eastern city’s Manuela Diez Jimenez Cultural Plaza.

The activity also included a demonstration led by the K-9 unit dogs, who carried out tasks such as...