TANGERANG (Jakata Post) : The body entry scanner belonging to the National Narcotics Agency and used to identify drug smugglers through their body temperature at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport is out of operation.
Eko Darmanto, the intelligence chief at the airport's Customs and Excise Office, said the device had run out of the chemical substance on which it runs.
"It's been six months since we could use the device. The chemical substance can only be purchased in the United States," Eko told The Jakarta Post on Tuesday.
He said the customs office had reported the problem to the drug agency, which is looking for a partner company to provide the chemical substance.
Eko said airport operator PT Angkasa Pura II planned to install more sophisticated body entry scanners at the airport.
"The body entry scanner we currently use can only work through body temperature, but the new device to be operated by the airport operator can transparently detect the insides of the human body," he said.
However, the airport's plans for the new device are opposed by a legislative councilor and an NGO in Tangerang.
"It's all right if the airport operator uses the device to anticipate possible crime, but will the device apply to all passengers without exemption? What about religious leaders, state officials? Will they be treated the same as others?" Toton Al Bukhori, a local religious leader, told the Post.
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