Volume 23
The IONSCAN 600 is a highly
May 2018 Edition
sensitive trace detector, in a
lightweight, portable desk-
top configuration. It can be
used to accurately detect
and identify a wide range
of military, commercial
and homemade explosives
threats and common illegal/
controlled narcotics, includ-
ing the highly potent syn-
thetic fentanyl opioids that
are rapidly spreading across
the world.
Smiths Detection has adapted sever-
al of its leading portable and hand-
held field technologies specifically
to detect and identify fentanyl and
its analogues.
Such systems include IONSCAN 600,
which can also be found in airports,
corrections facilities and security check-
points around the world.
(See Smiths Detection IONSCAN 600 in Action)
This portable analyzer de-
tects and identifies invis-
ible amounts of narcotics
like fentanyl (as well as
explosives), in seconds.
It can be used to screen
doorknobs,
steering
wheels, or other objects
which may have been in
contact with fentanyl.
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