Executive Director - Steve Sloan
Steve
Sloan has been a member of the San Diego Police Department for over 26
years. He started working narcotic detection canines in 1985 as the
first narcotic detection canine handler for the department. In 1988,
Steve developed and taught the first narcotic detection canine class for
the San Diego Police Department. Steve was the lead narcotic detection
canine trainer for the San Diego Police Department from 1988 to 1993. In
1993 Detective Sloan was promoted to Detectives and transferred to the
Narcotics Section. Steve was assigned to the San Diego International
Airport Harbor Narcotic Task Force as a Detective/Canine handler from
1993 to 1996. Steve developed a narcotic detection canine program for
the Investigation Bureau of the San Diego Police Department and
currently has three additional narcotic detection canines assigned for
training. Steve was assigned to the Drug Enforcement Administration, San
Diego Integrated Narcotic Task Force Parcel Interdiction team from 1996
to 2004. He was assigned parcel/freight investigations for eight years
and is currently assigned again to the San Diego Airport interdiction
team. Steve is the current president of the California Narcotic Canine
Association, certifying official, executive board member and is one of
its founding members. Steve is also a member of the board of directors
of the International Narcotic Interdiction Association. Steve was the
California Narcotic Officers Association Region IV Chairman from 1992
through 1996. Steve has instructed for the Drug Enforcement
Administration, JETWAY, SKYNARC, INIA, California Narcotic Officers
Association, Arizona Narcotic Officers Association, California Narcotic
Canine Association, State of California Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement
and San Diego Police Department. Steve has acquired extensive knowledge
and expertise in working narcotic detection canines, canine case law,
canine court testimony, parcel interdiction and airport interdiction. .
Sloan is an internationally recognized expert on narcotic detection dogs
and their training. He has lectured throughout the United States, as
well as in Brazil, Germany, Egypt, Mexico and Saipan Steve has testified
as a State of California and Federal court recognized expert in the
fields of narcotic canine detection and training and parcel
interdiction.E-mail - steve@inia.org
