Police Conduct X-Ray at Gilimanuk Port

Denpasar (Antara Bali) - Bali police are using X-rays at the Gilimanuk and Padangbai ports over the 2013 Idul Fitri holiday season to detect suspicious and dangerous objects being carried by the crowds of home-bound travellers, local police said.

"We have been running X-ray scans at the Gilimanuk and Padangbai ports since the 'Ketupat Agung' Operation on August 2¿18, 2013," Bali Police spokesman Senior Commissioner Hariadi stated here on Tuesday.

He remarked that the X-ray machines, provided by the National Police Headquarters to the Bali provincial government, were assigned to the Bali police for placement and use at the province's two ports.

"We use these sophisticated instruments to secure the island against the entry of terrorists and to detect suspicious and dangerous objects," Hariadi confirmed.

According to Hariadi, all Lebaran holiday travellers arriving at the Gilimanuk ferry port in Bali will be thoroughly frisked in keeping with security initiatives.

He noted that travellers would have to pass through security checkpoints, where officials would examine their cars, luggage, and identity cards.

"All Lebaran holiday travellers arriving at the Gilimanuk port will be checked to prevent the possibility of any threats to security in Bali," he stated, adding that these stepped-up security checks would continue until passenger traffic peaks on Wednesday. (DWA)