Niles Gets Rapid, on Spot Drug Testing Technology

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Niles gets rapid, on spot drug testing technology

NILES, Ohio (WKBN) - The Niles Police Department will soon have a device that will help to detect illegal substances almost immediately and change the department's approach to drug-related cases. The city of Niles recently purchased the Apex R7 Raman Spectrometer for the police department's street crime unit. It's a portable device that can detect drugs and other illegal substances on-site after a 10-second analysis. "Basically, what it does is …