[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 206 (Thursday, December 14, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H6965]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING THE RETIREMENT OF K9 BEK

  (Mr. FRY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FRY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the retirement of a 
distinguished member of the Myrtle Beach Police Department, K9 Bek. I 
am proud to congratulate this canine and the rest of the Myrtle Beach 
police force for their crucial role in the department's drug detection 
and weapons recovery programs.
  With well over 300 deployments, Bek was able to track and seize an 
array of illicit drugs, including 44 kilograms of marijuana, several 
ounces of heroin, cocaine, and meth. He was responsible for multiple 
firearm retrievals and numerous building searches. These efforts led to 
over 50 criminal apprehensions.
  Thank you, K9 Bek, the Myrtle Beach Police Department, and all law 
enforcement agents across our country for the work that you do to keep 
us and our countrymen safe.
  South Carolina is indeed safer because of the men, women, and dogs in 
uniform.

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