Smiths Detection has announced the installation of four HCVM XL mobile scanners to the Customs and Excise Division (CED) of Trinidad & Tobago.

According to the company, the deployment forms part of a broader effort to enhance national security and combat the growing threats of drug trafficking and organized crime.

Trinidad and Tobago lies on a major transshipment corridor between drug-producing regions and high-demand consumer markets.

Like many Caribbean and South American nations, this has made the country vulnerable to trafficking-related crime and violence.

The contract for the security screening technologies, awarded to Sectus Technologies, a distributor of Smiths Detection, includes the supply of the HCVM XL units, along with comprehensive program management, technical and operator training, train-the-trainer sessions, installation and Year 2 extended warranty services.

Security screening in Trinidad & Tobago

Smiths Detection’s HCVM XL mobile scanners provide high-energy X-ray imaging for Non-Intrusive Inspection (NII) of cargo.

The company says that these units will significantly expand the CED’s scanning capabilities, reduce wait times for the trade community and support efforts to increase transparency and efficiency at key ports of entry.