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Combating Document Fraud and Transnational Crime: Lao PDR Airport Deploys Regula 4306 Comparator

By: Regula via GlobeNewswire

April 15, 2025 at 08:00 AM EDT

RESTON, Va., April 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The space-saving yet full-function video spectral comparator Regula 4306 has been deployed at Wattay International Airport in Vientiane, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, to strengthen the country’s border security. This initiative aims to combat transnational crimes, including human trafficking, smuggling, and irregular migration.

Regula 4306 on Lao border

Video spectral comparator Regula 4306 deployed at the Lao border

Like many countries, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic faces growing challenges in identifying forged identity documents used by criminals and irregular migrants. Until recently, document verification at border checkpoints relied heavily on manual inspection, which was time-consuming, prone to errors, and less effective against increasingly sophisticated forgery techniques. In collaboration with International Organization for Migration (IOM), the Lao immigration authorities began modernizing their approach by adopting a forensic solution to strengthen document authentication and border security.

In partnership with IOM in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and the Australian Department of Home Affairs, the Lao immigration authorities deployed the Regula 4306 video spectral comparator at the country’s major airport in Vientiane. This step equipped border officials with advanced forensic tools for in-depth document authentication, and significantly automated the whole process.

With a vast array of features in the Regula 4306, ID verification at the Lao border achieved much-needed high precision. For instance, the device’s high-resolution 8 MP camera with 60x optical zoom captures document images at up to 18,900 ppi and enables officials to analyze even the finest details, including printing techniques. Additionally, with over 40 types of light sources and 18 light filters, the Regula 4306 allows authorities at the second line of border control to examine the most intricate document security features, such as holograms, watermarks, microprinting, and optically variable elements, ensuring a more reliable fraud detection process. Apart from that, 3D visualization helps analyze a document’s surface relief and intersecting lines, and the hyperspectral imaging module enables forensic experts to detect document alterations, differentiate ink properties, or recover faded text.

Regula 4306 is controlled via Regula Forensic Studio (RFS) cross-platform software. With RFS, an expert can perform a wide range of examinations, conduct precise measurements and comparisons, process images in various modes, and generate comprehensive examination reports without losing a single detail. Its powerful tools and intuitive interface ensure accuracy and reliability, enabling thorough and efficient forensic investigations. Integrated with Regula Document Reader SDK, RFS enables comprehensive, automated document checks, eliminating the need for additional equipment or software. Regula Document Reader SDK can instantly recognize and validate IDs’ machine-readable zones (MRZs), RFID chips, barcodes, and invisible personal information (IPI), significantly reducing manual workload and minimizing human error. Also, as it is backed up by Regula’s identity document template database (the most comprehensive in the world), this software is able to verify a wide range of IDs from 251 countries and territories, even the rarest ones.

To ensure seamless adoption of Regula 4306 at Wattay International Airport, Regula experts conducted specialized training sessions for the Lao immigration officials. This ensured that they had hands-on experience and were fully equipped to handle advanced document verification.

“Integrating Regula’s devices into the Lao border management operations is a vital step toward combating serious crimes such as human trafficking and irregular migration. This technology enables detection of fraudulent documents with higher accuracy, eliminating human errors,” says Shareen Tuladhar, Chief of Mission, IOM in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic.

“Border crossings are the frontline of many serious crimes, making border security crucial to the country's overall safety. We are honored to contribute to strengthening Lao border security. By equipping the Lao immigration authorities with our top-selling video spectral comparator, the Regula 4306, we are providing them with advanced forensic tools to precisely detect even the most sophisticated document forgeries and stop criminals before they can cause harm,” comments Alex Lewanowicz, Director of Hardware Engineering at Regula.

To learn more about the project of equipping the Lao border with the Regula 4306, read the full success story on the Regula website.

About Regula

Regula is a global developer of forensic devices and identity verification solutions. With our 30+ years of experience in forensic research and the most comprehensive library of document templates in the world, we create breakthrough technologies for document and biometric verification. Our hardware and software solutions allow over 1,000 organizations and 80 border control authorities globally to provide top-notch client service without compromising safety, security, or speed. Regula has been repeatedly named a Representative Vendor in the Gartner® Market Guide for Identity Verification.

Learn more at www.regulaforensics.com.

Contact:
Kristina – ks@regulaforensics.com

A photo accompanying this announcement is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/57160e87-7ec8-4be2-ae93-49b98fa7ad8a