The Drug Chemistry Section is responsible for the analysis of controlled substances, clandestine laboratory, and general chemical and alcoholic beverage evidence.

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Types of Testing:

• Alcoholic Beverage Examination: Determine the ethyl alcohol content of suspected alcoholic beverages.
• Clandestine Laboratory: Analyze evidence from suspected clandestine laboratories for the presence of precursors, finished products, reagents and solvents.
• Controlled Substances: Analyze evidence for the presence of controlled substances.
• General Chemical Analysis: Apply chemical analysis techniques to assist in the investigation, solving and prosecution of crimes. Examples include vandalism, suspicious deaths, pharmaceutical tampering, and suspected poisoning.