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The United States Department of Energy Nuclear Smuggling Detection and Deterrence has donated radiation detection equipment to the Bureau of Customs to boost border protection and security capabilities
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The equipment includes four Radioisotope Identification Device Radseeker CS and two Radiation Pagers that will support the detection operations of the Megaports Radiation Detection System installed at selected ports–Port of Manila, Manila International Container Port, and Port of Cebu
The United States Department of Energy Nuclear Smuggling Detection and Deterrence has donated radiation detection equipment to the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to help in its border protection and security capabilities.
The equipment donated on February 1 includes four Radioisotope Identification Device Radseeker CS and two Radiation Pagers that will support the detection operations of the Megaports Radiation Detection System installed at selected ports–Port of Manila, Manila International Container Port, and Port of Cebu.
BOC said the equipment will complement its existing border security equipment and programs, specifically in the detection of radiological and nuclear materials.
“The donations are expected to enhance the Philippine’s capability in monitoring and protecting the country’s border against the entry of radioactive materials that could be used in making nuclear weapons,” BOC said in a statement.
Customs commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero thanked the US government for the logistical support extended to BOC towards improvement of its trade control systems and border security measures.
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The US Drug Enforcement Agency and US Department of State’s Office of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs last December 2020 have also donated three handheld drug analyzers to BOC to help counter drug flows into the Philippines.
