Home Affairs Minister Jane Poole-Wilson has announced plans to introduce facial and licence plate recognition at the island’s ports.
Also set out in the policing plan for the upcoming year, this will see the development of enabling legislation for the use of technology to “help identify terrorist, criminals and vehicles used for criminal purposes”.
The facial and registration plate recognition technology is to be introduced at the island’s ports as the government and the police seek to keep a check on who is coming and going from the island.
Law enforcement officers will also be present for all major arrivals to carry out proactive and intelligence led security checks.
The DoI security team will also move to the Constabulary in November.
These measures come after the police seized ore than 3.25kg of heroin, 1.75kg of cocaine and 19kg of cannabis were seized by police between 2023/24, alongside £65,000 in cash, as part of three major operations that targeted organised crime groups (OCGs to Line of Duty fans) and saw 21 arrests.
The move will prove controversial with a number of islanders who will see
Mrs Poole-Wilson said: “We will not allow criminals to exploit our open borders to profit from misery and violence and this important strategy outlines clear steps to deter criminals, detect threats and protect our residents.”
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