been developed. The portable Gemini can accurately recognize thousands of different substances on the spot, at the point of interdiction, and have extensive drug signature ‘libraries’ onboard. It’ s no longer necessary to wait for results from a lab in order to detain a suspected drug trafficker; and no matter where in the world illegal drugs are a problem, there is now positive identification of the substance or substances available. Going Bananas Recently, two big narcotics seizures in Turkey illustrated the power of these advanced analysis capabilities. Back in June of 2021, Turkey’ s trade minister, Mehmet Mus, announced that 1.1 ton of cocaine was seized at a port in the country’ s south, dubbing it the largest seizure of the drug in Turkish history. Agents of Tu

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