Customs officials using new technology to hunt down imported drugs

Published March 26, 2018 9:36pm ET



A new technology that can detect more than 14,000 chemicals is being rolled out at Detroit’s international airport in an effort to stop dangerous opioids from entering the country, the Department of Homeland Security said Monday.

The new technology will allow Customs and Border Protection agents at Detroit Metropolitan Airport to test substances found in foreign mail and other imported goods and be alerted immediately if a package contains regulated or illegal drugs.

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