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County buys handheld drug detector, identifier

The county commissioners on Wednesday, April 24, agreed to buy a handheld device prison guards, deputy sheriffs, probation officers and police can use to detect and identify drugs.

Commissioners approved the $101,426 purchase of a mass spectrometer chemical detection system and supplies from 980 Devices of Boston, Massachusetts. The device will be kept in the Butler County prison.

To buy the device, the commissioners are taking 65% of the cost from opioid settlement funds and 35% from American Rescue Plan Act funds.

Use of the device is expected to facilitate treatment for offenders and safety for corrections officers, deputy sheriffs, probation officers and all police in the county, said District Attorney Rich Goldinger.

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