New Delhi: Enhancing its measures to check smuggling, the customs department has installed a US-like system to keep a track on suspicious passengers.
The Advanced Passenger Information System (APIS), developed by the National Informatics Centre, has been put in place by customs officials at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) here, official sources said.
The system acts as an electronic database of all passengers, crew and other airline staff entering and exiting the international airport here, they said.
The APIS automatically red flags suspicious passengers on the basis of their movement and other parameters, and give a lead to customs officials for follow up, the sources said.
“There is no human interference in the system. The data generated by the APIS is purely on the basis of information of a person’s travel history and his or her antecedents,” a source said.
The system is developed close on the lines of the Electronic Advance Passenger Information System used by Customs and Border Protection officials in the US, said the source.
rEAD NEWS IN FULL 08/06/14 PTI/Business Line
The Advanced Passenger Information System (APIS), developed by the National Informatics Centre, has been put in place by customs officials at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) here, official sources said.
The system acts as an electronic database of all passengers, crew and other airline staff entering and exiting the international airport here, they said.
The APIS automatically red flags suspicious passengers on the basis of their movement and other parameters, and give a lead to customs officials for follow up, the sources said.
“There is no human interference in the system. The data generated by the APIS is purely on the basis of information of a person’s travel history and his or her antecedents,” a source said.
The system is developed close on the lines of the Electronic Advance Passenger Information System used by Customs and Border Protection officials in the US, said the source.
rEAD NEWS IN FULL 08/06/14 PTI/Business Line
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