Canine drug-detecting partner Flex headlines Garden City police
Patrol Officer Scott Ptacek and his 75-pound Belgian Malinois Flex demonstrate drug detection during training. Flex, trained in Dutch, English and German, locates cocaine, meth, marijuana and heroin as Ptacek explains the K-9 program and its emphasis on odor, ground disturbance, and obedience. Ptacek has led the K-9 unit since 2004 and partnered with Flex since 2009.