July 27, 2006 1:54 PM PDT

Quote of the day: Meth gun is like a full-feature phone

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A new handheld, battery-operated device--as yet unnamed---transmits ultraviolet rays onto surfaces and detects illegal drugs, like crystal meth. But it's a multifunctional device that performs wired or wireless data uploading and downloading, time- and date- stamps its tests, stores the results, and even features a small camera for taking pictures of suspects.

"It's sort-of like the Motorola Razr phone with as many functions as it has," said Wade Poteet, a principal scientist working in the research lab for CDEX, the company developing the device, which looks like a traffic radar gun.

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