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    "id": "c5936a98-9bd9-4097-b042-92f0f4da79c4",
    "code": "PAI-C5936A98",
    "force": "US Customs and Border Protection",
    "country": "United States",
    "country_code": "us",
    "is_country": true,
    "region": "Mail facilities",
    "technology": "ThruWave millimetre-wave 3D imaging for contraband in imported mail (pilot)",
    "technology_slug": "ai-xray-cargo-inspection",
    "vendor": "ThruWave",
    "vendor_slug": "",
    "programme": "",
    "status": "trial",
    "stage": "in-use",
    "evidence": "official",
    "evidence_is_claim": false,
    "since": "April 2025",
    "legal_basis": "",
    "oversight": "",
    "notes": "The DHS 2025 AI Use Case Inventory (entry DHS-163, as consolidated by the Office of Management and Budget) lists 'Non-Intrusive Inspection (NII) 3D Imaging Tool' as a pilot. The entry says the tool turns millimetre-wave data into 3D images and cues officers to possible anomalies, to detect contraband in imported mail without slowing commerce. It gives a pilot start of April 2025 and classes the use as not high-impact.",
    "source": "Office of Management and Budget, 2025 federal AI use case inventory (DHS-163)",
    "source_url": "https://github.com/ombegov/2025-Federal-Agency-AI-Use-Case-Inventory/blob/main/Data/2025_individually_reported_AI_use_cases.csv",
    "last_checked": "2026-11-06",
    "record_url": "https://www.policeainews.com/tracker/record/c5936a98-9bd9-4097-b042-92f0f4da79c4"
  },
  "licence": "https://www.policeainews.com/data#licence"
}