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Dutch Customs Authority Deploys Advanced Cargo Scanning Technology to Intercept Illicit Narcotics at Rotterdam Port

The Customs Administration of the Netherlands has deployed highly advanced cargo scanning technologies driven by artificial intelligence across the Port of Rotterdam to combat a surging influx of illicit narcotics originating from South America without disrupting legitimate global freight.
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