China donates drugs & bomb detectors to Sri Lanka

The Chinese Ambassador in Sri Lanka Cheng Xueyuan officially handed over the equipment to President Maithripala Sirisena at President’s Office on Friday (27), the President’s Media Division said.

These modern apparatus was donated to Sri Lanka upon a request made by President Sirisena and it is the first occasion where such high-tech machines have been used for public security and drug apprehension activities in Sri Lanka.

Three robotic machines which can detect explosives and drugs within the range of 3km are among these donations. The value of each machine is LKR 85.5 million.

The three explosive detectors worth LKR 90.5 million each have been designed to sense explosives and weapons hidden in the human body automatically.

This donation also included 50 X-ray Security Inspection systems to search parcels and luggage. The total value stands at LKR 210.5 million.

The Chinese government has also donated 25 Walk Through Safety Inspection Gates worth LKR 6.5 million to detect weapons.

The value of 25 Hand Held Vehicle Scanners is Rs. 3.2 million.

The donation also includes 500 Hand Held Metal Detectors worth Rs. 2.75 million will be utilized by the Security Forces to detect automatic weapons carried by individuals.