Customs to deploy AI scanners to combat smuggling at entry points


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PUTRAJAYA: The Customs Department will roll out more scanners equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) to detect and prevent smuggling at entry points.

Customs Department assistant director general (enforcement) Ribuan Abdullah (pic) said 40 scanners would be placed at strategic locations at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport(KLIA), Kedah, Perlis, Perak, Penang, Johor, Sabah and Sarawak.

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