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Birmingham Airport Teams Up with Gloucestershire
School to Combat Human Trafficking
Birmingham International Airport has teamed up with a leading to help with the project and the pupils can now be proud of their role in
Gloucestershire school to promote an acclaimed police initiative aimed helping in the battle to combat human trafficking, with their specially-
at raising awareness of human trafficking. designed posters on show at one of the UK’s largest airports.
Newent Community School has already received rave reviews for their Paul Kehoe, Birmingham Airport’s CEO, says, “We were delighted to
innovative work – including being praised at the National Police take up the invitation from Newent School to work with them on this
Conference and being recognised by the United Nations - which project, which helps to highlight what is a dangerous and criminal
highlights the plight of the thousands of people affected by human activity. I know that an incredible amount of hard work has gone into this
trafficking each year, and the pupils will now be making a real difference from all the students, and they should be proud that their artwork will
in the fight against the illegal activity. now be displayed here at Birmingham Airport. We put a considerable
The project, devised by the year 9 students, saw the group link-up with focus on working with schools in our community and as Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire Constabulary who lead on Operation Pentameter 2, a is in our catchment, we were only too happy to help.”
national initiative aimed at rescuing and protecting victims, whilst also PC Darren Peters, Gloucestershire Constabulary’s School Unit, says,
raising awareness of all forms of human trafficking. “I am immensely proud of the work that the Newent School pupils have
Having researched the area, and with support from the police, the undertaken. From the moment I approached the school with the original
students are working with Birmingham Airport to put their work to concept, the pupils have impressed both myself and my Operation
practical use and will have their posters, which bring prominence to the Pentameter colleagues with their maturity and innovation. This clearly
issue and offer advice for potential victims, displayed in the Airport’s demonstrates that when given the opportunity there are many young
terminal buildings. people who can make outstanding contributions to important issues,
Birmingham was the only airport to respond to the school’s invitation even international crimes like Human Trafficking.”
SDT Introduces the MN2000™ Series GE Security’s
CTX 9800 DSi
Scent Detection Technologies has introduced its next generation system, the MN2000™ Series – a Achieves TSA
ruggedised dual-mode explosives and narcotics trace & vapour detection system.
The MN2000™ builds on the exceptional operational capabilities of SDT’s trace detection
Certification
systems and is based on the proven HF-QCM sensor technology. This technology, unlike IMS- GE Security, Inc. Has announced that its
based products, does not employ any radioactive sources. As a result, the MN2000™ Series is now Homeland Protection business has attained TSA
the most rugged and reliable portable dual-mode trace & vapour detector available on the market. certification for the CTX 9800 DSi™, the next
It is specifically designed to detect and identify a broader range of explosives and narcotics threats generation CTX in GE’s explosives detection
while maintaining the highest levels of sensitivity and selectivity. systems (EDS) line.
The MN2000™ has a new vapour suction device that enables the sampling of volatile explosive This certification will give airports the
substances. It is also hardened to withstand extreme field conditions. Lightweight, portable and opportunity to protect travellers with advanced
easy-to-use, the MN2000™ high-definition 3-D imaging (HD3-D) baggage
opens up previously screening technology, formerly only available in
challenging applications for healthcare settings, combined with industry-
trace & vapour detection leading explosives detection.
technology. “This confirms A dramatic evolution in the CTX series, the CTX
our commitment to 9800 breaks new ground with its innovative data
developing cutting edge yet acquisition system called Clarity - bringing together
field proven solutions that for the first time GE Healthcare’s pioneering 3D
address the growing imaging technology and GE Security’s industry-
challenges of explosives and leading automated explosives detection technology.
narcotics detection and Clarity’s HD3-D imaging delivers a 360°, finely-
answers the spectrum of detailed view of baggage contents, providing
needs of security checkpoint operators with an increased ability to identify threats
applications” says Doron and lower operational costs. The CTX 9800 also
Shalom, VP Global provides users the ability to easily adapt to new
Marketing & Sales at SDT. threat definitions in the future.
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