Police is launching its Lumi drug scanning tool to frontline Police nationwide, following a six-month Pilot which enabled more informed Police discretion and significant time and resource savings when carrying out warrantless searches for harmful drugs.

The Lumi drug scan device can immediately identify with 95% accuracy if an unknown substance in clear plastic packaging is methamphetamine, cocaine or MDMA, providing better information to an officer about the most appropriate course of action to take with the drug holder.

Lumi has been co-designed by Police and Environmental Science and Research (ESR), following a Police need to more effectively test unknown substances in the field, and reduce the risk for officers handling them.

The hand-held devices have been built to detect methamphetamine, cocaine or MDMA – the three most prominent illicit substances affecting community drug harm.

150 Lumi devices will be rolled out to all Police districts over the next two months, where the devices can best respond to the harm and drug profiles of each area.

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