Heroin overdoses killed thousands nationwide last year — some 75 over just three days in Chicago. The central culprit in many of the fatalities was fentanyl, a lethally powerful compound often added ...

Sirchie, Inc. announces the release of NARKsafe™ NDA (Narcotic Disposal Agent), a drug disposal solution that enables the on-site disposal of drug evidence by law enforcement officials. This ...

Since 1967, the Sirchie Vehicle Division has manufactured special purpose vehicles for law enforcement agencies globally. Developed to customer specifications, Sirchie fabricates and assembles ...

The possibility of confirming an individual’s identity by DNA matching makes the collection of cellular material left at the crime scene mandatory. Each scene presents its own difficulties and unless ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is considering a change to the containers that hold crucial evidence of sexual assaults and rapes. Authorities want to transition ...

A federal judge says the manufacturer of a roadside drug test is not responsible for a false result that landed a woman in the Monroe County jail for three months. In November, 13WMAZ reported that ...

A Georgia woman spent three months in jail after two deputies said a field test of a blue substance found in a car she was in turned up positive for methamphetamine. But it wasn’t meth. It was cotton ...

Lawyers allege test reacts to chemicals commonly found in paper Lawsuit claims test is wrong 80% of the time (Reuters) - A group of defense attorneys and prison inmates filed a proposed class action, ...