MobileTrace units to provide extra mobility and faster results to
meth agents in the field
GE Security Inc., a business of GE Enterprise Solutions (NYSE: GE),
today announced the Tennessee Meth Task Force has purchased three
advanced technology, portable MobileTrace narcotics and explosives
detection systems to provide its methamphetamine incident response
specialists near-instant narcotics detection and identification in the
field.
GE’s MobileTrace affords Tennessee Meth Task
Force (TMTF) agents the ability to sample and send narcotics detection
results from virtually any field location. Based on GE Security’s
advanced ITMS trace technology, the highly portable MobileTrace is able
to deliver fast and accurate narcotics detection reports that have, in
the past, proven an aid to drug-related prosecutions.
“GE Security’s
continued collaboration with the Tennessee Meth Task Force demonstrates
our commitment to providing real world advanced technology security
solutions that meet the demands and needs of law enforcement today,”
said Vincent Ortega, national security specialist, GE Security’s
Homeland Protection business. “We’re
confident that MobileTrace's dual-mode technology will assist the task
force, as well as other law enforcement agencies, to conduct their
detection activities in the field more effectively and efficiently,
while helping them better protect their communities.”
“GE Security has been an important supporter
of our law enforcement activities for more than three years and has
consistently provided advanced solutions that are effective, innovative
and easy to use,” said Tommy Farmer,
director, Tennessee Methamphetamine Task Force. “We
have had great success with GE Security’s
Itemiser3 and look forward to using the new MobileTrace units in the
field. Having the ability to offer our agents advanced technology and
convenience not only helps them be more effective but also helps ensure
their safety and the safety of Tennessee’s
citizens.”
The TMTF aims to enforce the controlled substance laws of the State of
Tennessee and the United States. It has been an early adopter of GE
Security’s technologies that support their
agents and working conditions. Prior to purchasing GE’s
MobileTrace units, TMTF agents used GE Security’s
Itemiser3, MobileTrace’s desktop predecessor,
which limited detection mobility in the field.
An important tool for law enforcement and military officers, MobileTrace
facilitates detection of both narcotics and a wide range of explosives
in seconds from a single sample.
