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Detect illicit opioids hidden in international mail without opening packages

Posted 3 days agoSocial ImpactOtherBusinessFaced by Customs and postal inspectors fighting the opioid epidemic

Synthetic opioids like fentanyl are smuggled into the country through international mail, and inspectors cannot open every parcel. The challenge sought rapid, nonintrusive tools that detect opioids inside sealed packages in mail-processing environments. Stopping these shipments at the border directly reduces overdose deaths.

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