CRPF sends report on truck scanners for J&K to home ministry after US visit
India Today
CRPF officials have submitted a report on truck scanners to the Ministry of Home Affairs. The scanners are often deployed at entry ports at the International Border to scan trucks for illegal drugs, arms and ammunition.
Full body truck scanners for Jammu and Kashmir could soon be in the offing. The security forces in J&K have been on a hunt for an effective truck scanner for over a decade.
Recently, a two-member team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officials flew down to San Diego, US to look for "state of the art" truck scanners. The two member team spent time in a specialised company, which also included field trials.
The team led by a Special DG and IG rank officer who were sent to the US for the special assignment, on their return, sent a detailed report to the CRPF headquarters and home ministry.
The full body scanners are often deployed at entry ports at the International Border to scan trucks for illegal drugs, arms and ammunition, often smuggled for nefarious activities.
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The name of the company, though not disclosed, specialises in truck scanners used at various locations in the US and Singapore. An official privy to the details of the report said that there are pros and cons to the truck scanner.
The trucks in the West have everything kept in a systematic way, making it easy for the officials to scan. In India this is not the case, where multiple items may be kept in a haphazard manner. However, there has been a need to put track scanners on the national highway, to keep them as a deterrent for the terror groups.
