Thursday, February 24, 2011

New Internal Cavity X-ray Technology for Airports

New Internal Cavity X-ray Technology for Airports

NEW X-ray technology that can reveal drug smugglers' internal cavities will be trialled at airports under a plan to fast-track security searches.

 Legislation before Federal Parliament would enable customs officers to use new body scanners instead of sending suspects to hospital for internal X-rays ordered by a doctor, reported the Herald Sun.

Federal police wasted more than 4600 hours in hospital waiting rooms last year because of drug smugglers waiting for scans.

More than 200 people were taken to hospital for internal searches, with almost 50 found to have drugs in their bodies.
 

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