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County officials approved a contract to buy an LC tandem spectrometer, funded through CDC opportunities, to allow Jefferson County to detect drugs it could not previously identify, supporting local public-health and forensic capabilities.

Birgit Vana and her dog Kira from Estonia’s Tax and Customs Board won a drug detection competition held for service dogs and their handlers in Jõhvi, ERR reported. Seventeen service dogs gathered at Viru Prison for the event, which tested how well the dogs and their handlers worked together and h…

A portable device that can instantly detect dangerous street drugs at extremely low concentrations has been developed at the University of Bath in the UK.

City council unanimously accepted a community fund drive and approved a net–zero appropriation of $26,800 to obtain a drug-search-only, non‑apprehension K‑9 and prepare a vehicle and training; donors raised about $42,287 and will work with the city on next steps.

School board evaluates effectiveness and costs of drug detection dogs amidst rising fentanyl issues.

House Bill 1344 amends canine training standards for police to include fentanyl detection.