Case Study
New Allies for the King in the Battle Against Illicit Drugs in Sweden
His Majesty Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden, being shown by Maria Delin, Customs Officer, how her team screens suspect packages using a variety of tools including the Gemini and TruNarc Handheld Narcotics Analyzers. TruNarc out into the field with our agents; it is very portable and easy to carry and use. More often, we keep the Gemini here in our lab, although it is also quite portable. But the Gemini also has a more extensive substance library than the TruNarc, so frequently we will identify a suspect package and, if we can’t positively identify it on the spot, we will bring it back to the lab for further analysis. Not all substances are clearly identifiable as drugs; many suspect substances are related compounds that may be used in the manufacture of drugs. The Gemini has a