By Gordon Loesch, WPXI-TV
CANONSBURG, Pa. — Every day, 14 Pennsylvanians die from opioid overdose. Now- new technology is available for the first time in our area, helping investigators get dangerous drugs off the streets faster than ever before. Channel 11 anchor Gordon Loesch got an exclusive look at the system designed to save lives.
Channel 11 cameras were allowed inside the Washington County District Attorney’s office as local police — some undercover — learned how to use this new and very expensive piece of technology — the MX908 spectrometer.
“It’s going to be a game changer,” said Det. Michael Ledger of the Canonsburg Police Department.
Read the full story here: Local police begin using new groundbreaking technology to test for drugs