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High-tech system guards border in Michigan
DETROIT, (UPI) -- A high-tech surveillance system is up and running along the St. Clair River, the border between Michigan and the Canadian province of Ontario, officials say.
Eleven towers and 22 video cameras have been installed, The Detroit News reported. One is an ordinary video camera, while the other is infrared for the hours of darkness.
Customs and Border Protection officials say they extend the reach of agents by keeping an eye on the river around the clock.
"It takes out the guesswork in finding the place where something is happening," said Greg Lambert, supervisor of the Detroit sector for the agency. "Instead of having to drive around the coast to find it, the cameras see it, and we can deploy agents there."
While Canada and the United States have been at peace since the end of the War of 1812, officials say illegal immigrants, drugs and terrorists can cross the border. On Thursday, the surveillance system helped nab two people trying to smuggle an Israeli national into the United States illegally.
The cameras pan automatically and can also be remotely controlled.
DETROIT, (UPI) -- A high-tech surveillance system is up and running along the St. Clair River, the border between Michigan and the Canadian province of Ontario, officials say.
Eleven towers and 22 video cameras have been installed, The Detroit News reported. One is an ordinary video camera, while the other is infrared for the hours of darkness.
Customs and Border Protection officials say they extend the reach of agents by keeping an eye on the river around the clock.
"It takes out the guesswork in finding the place where something is happening," said Greg Lambert, supervisor of the Detroit sector for the agency. "Instead of having to drive around the coast to find it, the cameras see it, and we can deploy agents there."
While Canada and the United States have been at peace since the end of the War of 1812, officials say illegal immigrants, drugs and terrorists can cross the border. On Thursday, the surveillance system helped nab two people trying to smuggle an Israeli national into the United States illegally.
The cameras pan automatically and can also be remotely controlled.
