Cars 'sniffing' the world's first drug

An American professor has invented a vehicle with a special ability that can detect drug "smells" from a few hundred meters away.

According to Cnetbeta, professor, Guido Verbeck chemistry doctor at the University of North Texas has invented the world's first car capable of "sniffing" drugs with a very low error rate, only about 4%.

The drug detection vehicle is equipped with advanced technology that is often used in the detection of specific chemicals on highways to monitor pollution levels.

Cars "sniff" the first drug in the world - (Photo: Cnetbeta).

Accordingly, this type of car can catch the "smell" of common drugs currently being produced, including hard to detect types such as methamphetamine and synthetic opiates like fentanyl.

In order to prove the car effectively, Dr. Verbeck set up a fake methamphetamine preparation laboratory and let the smoke created during that process fly out through the ventilation system.

The car detected smoke from the laboratory at a distance of 400m. It can show the focus area to be searched within a radius of about 5m and highlight on the car map for the driver to see.

The process of detecting and locating drug sites takes only a few minutes with an error rate of only 4%. The detection technology also establishes ways to consider wind direction, wind speed, air temperature . to accurately trace the place where narcotics arises.

According to Professor Verbeck, he received feedback showing interest in this car from both the federal and local law enforcement agencies.

The price of a car is about 80,000 - 100,000 USD.