Narcotics Detection

Handheld Drug Testing in the Field

Officers need to have fast and accurate tools for identifying unknown substances, and these three manufacturers are supplying them.

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Understanding Handheld Drug Detection Technologies

Handheld drug detection and identification tools can help officers make presumptive analysis of street drugs, including designer drugs, and alert them to hazardous materials.

MobileDetect Field Drug Tests

The free MobileDetect app adds automated drug detection and reporting capabilities, increasing accuracy and accountability for a complete drug testing solution.

First Look: The Handheld Drug Identifier

Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Defender1064 is a versatile and easy-to-use chemical analyzer that was designed to enhance officer safety.

See the Thermo Scientific™ 1064Defender™ Raman Analyzer in Action

Learn more about the 1064Defender and how this flexible tool can meet the requirements of your agency.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches New Raman Analyzer, Enhancing Narcotics Identification for Law Enforcement

The new 1064Defender Raman Analyzer features a touchless, targeted methodology that enhances identification of street heroin and other fluorescent narcotics, without removing them from their packaging

Suspects Dump $1 Million on Highway During Vehicle Pursuit

“At one point during the pursuit, the driver of the Chevrolet Suburban stopped on the right shoulder, exited the vehicle and dropped two cardboard boxes off before returning to the vehicle and continuing to flee,” said the California Highway Patrol of Merced County.

Safe Narcotics Identification with the Thermo Scientific TruNarc Analyzer

Learn how the TruNarc offers field-based presumptive narcotics, precursor and cutting agent testing.

Pit Bull Rescued from Dog Fighters Becomes North Carolina K-9

K-9 Nibbles, who was one of 31 pit bull puppies seized from a suspected dogfighting operation in Canada in 2015, is now out patrolling Craven County as a narcotics dog.

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Sirchie Announces Hemp/CBD Screening Test

Sirchie LLC has launched the NARK II Hemp/CBD Screening Test. This presumptive field test will help law enforcement determine if an unknown substance is legal hemp/CBD or contains high enough levels of THC to merit further testing.