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[d4diddy]

WMFT, please read the entire thread before complaining that a post is OT.

With meth a larger problem than cocaine and heroin combined, how long will it be before trace detection of meth falls under the same legal defense strategies as cocaine busts?

Independent reports show that 80-90% of all U.S. paper currency has detectable amounts (1-9 nanograms) of cocaine.

"It is yet another chapter in just two frequently recurring problems with the ongoing War On Drugs which – like most prohibition efforts – has many. First, the prohibition laws become so strict that it becomes possible for almost anybody to be arrested. You don’t have to be an actual offendor to appear on the police radar – you can just get caught up in the zero-tolerance efforts.

Second, it results in many expensive gadgets that wind up being virtually worthless. These meth guns are expected to cost $1,500 a pop. One of the proposed uses would be in cleaning up meth labs – for which it may prove valuable. For conviction, however, we’ve already seen the cocaine-on-the-money data being cited in court cases. It won’t be long before we’re able to prove that one could have picked up trace amounts of meth anywhere – it doesn’t necessarily imply use or dealing."

http://www.art-machine.org/blog/about/858/dont-take-meth-guns-to-town

I believe the meth gun will be more useful as an inspection tool for lab clean-up before it is successfully used to gather evidence for conviction. That appears to be the concensus among those interviewed including Dr. Poteet and Sgt. Garcia.

"Because the meth gun's technology has never been used at crime scenes before, it will have to face court challenges to its admissibility, said Tucson Police Sgt. Mark Garcia, who works in the department's narcotics unit. Like the radar gun, the meth gun will probably have to go through lengthy use in the field.

"Something like that will have to go through all the legal hurdles of acceptance," Garcia said.

http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/138816