The National Service of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences of Ecuador, a subsidiary of the national police, has equipped their forensic laboratories in two major cities – Quito and Guayaquil – with Regula 4308 dual-video spectral comparators.

According to the company, its devices were chosen to modernize forensic research in the country and for investigating the authenticity of IDs, banknotes, signatures, documents, etc.

“Upon equipping our forensic laboratories with Regula’s devices and databases, we finally managed to reach the required high level of technology to perform any kind of document investigation – quickly, conveniently and efficiently,” said Cristian Ernesto Salgado Ortega, Technical Coordinator at the National Service of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences of Ecuador.

“We are happy with the technical features of the Regula 4308 comparator, with the quality of their databases (which are constantly updated) and with their support and involvement.”

The Regula 4308 dual-video spectral comparator is designed for advanced examination of all possible documents. It allows forensic experts to thoroughly investigate document printing methods and surface relief, as well as overlapping objects, such as signatures or stamps.

For efficient verification of IDs, this dual-video spectral comparator has modules for reading MRZs, RFID chips, hidden images (IPI) and barcodes.

Apart from the devices, the National Service of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences of Ecuador obtained Regula’s information reference systems (IRS) on documents and banknotes. They are databases of a vast majority of travel documents, banknotes, driver’s licenses and vehicle registration certificates, with detailed descriptions and images of the documents captured in different light sources.