| Irish firm leads fight against
drug driving
AN Irish firm has developed a revolutionary new roadside drug testing
kit which will be used by British police later this year.
Biosensia — a hi-tech company linked to University College Cork
— confirmed last week it had signed an exclusive commercial deal
with LION to distribute the product.
LION is one of the largest suppliers of alcohol breath-testing equipment
in the world.
The new drug device — which has yet to be named — can detect
traces of cocaine, cannabis, amphetamines and methadone in suspects up
to eight hours after consumption.
Most drug driving tests are taken with a urine sample which is sent to
a central laboratory.
But this new device will allow police to test a suspect’s saliva
at the roadside, giving them a yes or no result within minutes.
It has been demonstrated to the Medical Bureau of Road Safety in Ireland
and it is hoped the device could be used by gardaí early next year.
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