customs k-9
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Customs K9 agent Benny died unexpectedly on Aug 31st after his handler left him in a hot government vehicle for hours.
On that morning, Benny and his handler - the K9 unit supervisor — were working at the airport.
Later that afternoon at around 3pm, when it was feeding...

![Benny serviced as a Customs officer since 2014. The government spent approximately $10,000 to purchase the four legged customs agent and he was the oldest of the 6 canines on staff. [SN file photo] Benny](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/benny_k9-web.jpg?itok=fIq-hyNV)