Pub-Goers To Be Tested For Drugs
03/11/2008 00:13
Swabs will be fed in
to the 'Itemiser' device to test for drugs
Pub-goers in Aberdeen are facing a drugs test before entering bars as part of a crackdown by Grampian Police.
Officers in the force will be the first in Scotland to use an Itemiser - a device which can detect traces of drugs from hand swabs in a matter of seconds.
The test is voluntary, but customers will be refused entry if they do not take part. They could be searched and even arrested if traces are found.
The device was trialled by the police force in the area earlier this year.
The Itemiser allows police officers or door staff to swab customers hands as they enter a pub or club. It can tell almost instantly if drugs are present - including cocaine, cannabis, heroin and ecstasy.
The device can show three possible results: green, amber or red.
Details here.
SINC SAYS:
Talk about 1984. Perhaps Orwell was right after all?
