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Customs officials using new technology to hunt down imported drugs

By Anna Giaritelli

Published March 26, 2018 9:36pm ET

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Customs officials using new technology to hunt down imported drugs — This Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017 photo shows an arrangement of pills of the opioid oxycodone-acetaminophen in New York. Abuse of painkillers, heroin, fentanyl and other opioids across the country has resulted in tens of thousands of children being taken from their homes and placed in the foster care system. | (AP Photo/Patrick Sison)

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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