Rich Roberts, spokesman for the International Union of Police Associations, said he could envision the meth gun as a helpful supplement to canine narcotics units.
"Dogs have a limited attention span. Plus, you're limited in canine units as far as the number of dogs," he said. "So having additional equipment like that would spread the capability of the department."
Because the guns make residue visible to the naked eye, Roberts said, they also could help officers more quickly and easily hone in on the residence of a dealer or a meth lab.
"The residue is going to be in all places, out front, on the doors, on the trash bags, on any common household items," he said. "It would be extremely handy to have one of those as a diagnostic tool prior to an event."
Michael White of Sarasota, Fla. — first encountered the technology behind the meth scanner at a conference in San Diego in 2000. Wade Poteet, now CDEX's principal scientist, was demonstrating the future optics of the CDEX's remote detection capability. White soon became not just an investor, but a believer in the technology.
Posted by: rottenapple In reply to: None Date:12/18/2007 10:02:08 PM Post #of 25478
wmft...I'll go as far to say that MP is a liar and a con-artist and I DARE him to come after me for those comments. He doesn't have the courage! I'll open up a can of worms on his arse, with proof, that he'll never forget!!