Thermo Scientific TruNarc analyzer expands library to give law enforcement rapid field detection capability for many new narcotics and synthetic opioids

Law enforcement agents, narcotics officers and customs personnel can now quickly and safely detect street drug W-18 and other lethal drugs with the newest library update for the Thermo Scientific TruNarc handheld narcotics analyzer. W-18 is a new designer drug considered to be significantly more potent than morphine and fentanyl.

As part of its most recent v1.6 software update, the TruNarc analyzer adds dibutylone, furanyl fentanyl and U-47700 to its onboard library, which now includes nearly 300 suspected narcotics and narcotics precursors and an additional 80 common cutting agents. TruNarc helps combat drug abuse by enabling law enforcement to quickly identify core drugs of abuse as well as emerging threats. These include dangerous painkillers that have contributed to the growing opioid epidemic in the U.S. Last year, TruNarc added fentanyl