Mission
To help enforce illegal drug laws in Rhode Island by examining evidence confiscated in drug-related crimes for the presence of controlled substances.
What we do
- Perform laboratory identifications of chemical substances in evidence submitted by police departments.
- Confirm illegal drug usage and drug trafficking.
- Support federal, state, and local law enforcement in the investigation and prosecution of narcotics crimes.
- Identify trends in drug usage and emerging threats to public health.
- Assist federal and state law enforcement agencies in the investigation of local clandestine drug laboratories.
Accomplishments
- In 2020, 4,472 individual drug items were tested in 2,027 cases. Of note is the 37% increase in Methamphetamine identifications and increasing numbers of counterfeit pill seizures. New drug identifications include: Ethylone