GT200 manufacturer’s office raided by police

This is an update on a previous set of blog posts about the GT200 device and other similar devices purchased by the Thai army and other government agencies. The GT200 device is a black plastic box with an antenna sticking out which was hawked to the Thai military along with a few plastic cards for up to 1,000,000 baht a pop by the British firm Global Technical. It purported to detect bombs and drugs. The military still insisted it worked despite it failing scientific tests. See a list of previous posts here.

There has been a recent development in the UK. The Independent:

City of London Police announced today that offices and homes linked to three businesses selling the equipment were raided by officers who seized hundreds of devices, components and cash.

A number of people, said the police, will soon be interviewed under caution on suspicion of fraud. The companies involved are Global Technical, based near Ashford, Kent: Grosvenor Scientific, of Ottery St Mary, Devon; and Scandec, of Nottingham.
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He said: “We are concerned that these items present a real physical threat to anyone who may rely on such a device for protection. It is for this reason that we are seeking to raise awareness of this threat and obtain assistance from the public.”

BBC:

Sites raided were linked to Global Tech, of Kent, Grosvenor Scientific, in Devon, and Scandec, of Nottingham.

Cash and hundreds of the devices have been seized, and a number of people are due to be interviewed under caution on suspicion of fraud.

BP: Interesting… Wonder how some in the Thai bureaucracy will respond…

h/t a reader

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