A fresh canine recruit named Enzo has curly hair and brown eyes. He recently completed a four-month training period and arrived yesterday in San Fernando, Cádiz. This marks a new phase for the Civil Guard as Enzo joins the Sinological Servicedog unit, a K-9 squad specializing in quadrupedal guidance. His destined post is Madrid, where he will undergo advanced training to become an expert in detecting biological residues and signs of missing persons, including blood, sweat, and semen traces.
Enzo continues a family tradition. His uncle Dylan serves as a K-9 agent who has participated in numerous high-profile investigations in recent years. Another uncle, Junco, is also assigned to the same unit. Before Enzo, the family welcomed Marley, a K-9 researcher who contributed to investigations such as the Laura Luelmo case, among others.
K-9 teams within the Civil Guard, trained to detect biological materials, are collaborating on several cases. These include Esther López’s death in Traspinedo, Valladolid, the murder of businessman Juan Miguel Isla Manzanares in Ciudad Real, and the disappearance of Ibrahima Diouf, an African immigrant, in Villacarrillo, Jaén. These efforts illustrate the ongoing role of detector dogs in contributing to investigations across Spain, with a focus on locating victims and tracing biological residues.
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The San Fernando City Hall welcomed these canine agents, their breeders, and Local Police Chief Joaquín Fernández, along with K-9 guides from the Civil Guard who will work with Enzo, including his future handler David Ortega and the currently guiding officer Juan Manuel Sanchez, who guides Dylan.
These canine teams follow a lineage that began with Elton, the Civil Guard’s pioneering big K-9 who specialized in biological residue detection. Elton helped locate a body in a well and played a role in high-profile cases, such as the disappearance of Diana Quer and the investigation into José Enrique Abuín, known as El Chicle, around August 22, 2016, in A Pobra do Caramiñal. Elton’s legacy continues as Enzo embarks on a similar path in search of evidence that can help close difficult cases.