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The People\u2019s Republic of China has donated US $5 million in surveillance technology to the Customs and Excise Division of Antigua and Barbuda.<\/p>

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On Friday, Prime Minister Gaston Browne and His Excellency Ambassador Sun Ang, China\u2019s Ambassador to Antigua and Barbuda, participated in an official signing ceremony for what is being called the Customs and Border Security Improvement Project.<\/p>\n

\u201cAntigua and Barbuda is making every effort to secure its borders, and certainly the security technology that we are receiving here from the People\u2019s Republic of China will help us to deal with a number of illicit goods, contraband, drugs, firearms, and even explosives that would have literally come through our shores from time to time.” said Browne<\/p>

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\u201cEspecially through the Customs department through containerised cargo. It also will help us to increase efficiency in that we longer have to unpack and repack containers. We can now scan these containers and see exactly what the content or contents are.\u201d Browne added.<\/p>

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Browne also mentioned that this project could be an opportunity to increase the country\u2019s revenue.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a number of creative business people on the island who have been able to literally hide their most valuable imports; surround them with the less valuable ones outside of the sight of the Customs officers, and in some instances, you have a situation in which they are able to literally conceal contraband as well. So this is very important in terms of securing our nation; making our nation safer, while at the same time helping us to identify precisely the items that are imported within our country, and at the same time to ensure that these business people pay their fair share of Customs duties and taxes,\u201d Browne explained.<\/p>

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The equipment donated include a mobile container or vehicle inspection system, an X-ray inspection system, a radioactive material monitoring system, an X-ray CT inspection system, twenty sets of hand-held metal detectors and 3 sets of portable trace explosives\/drug detectors.<\/p>\n

Comptroller of Customs, Raju Boddu shared the same sentiments as PM Browne remarking that the implementation of this project will also enhance productivity of the Customs and Excise division.<\/p>

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\u201cIn order to accomplish this, the introduction of non-intrusive detection systems \u2013 what we call scanners \u2013 will enhance the capability of the Customs to non-intrusively inspect cargo and passenger bags, and so speed up the process times and losing times. The cost incurred by stakeholders as a result of time delays will be drastically cut down and better the ease of doing business. This use of non-intrusive technology will benefit us two-fold,\u201d he stated.<\/p>

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The People\u2019s Republic of China has donated US $5 million in surveillance technology to the Customs and Excise Division of Antigua and Barbuda. 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