The albuquerque police department (APD) acquires a high volume of drug-trafficking and drug-related arrests, which lead to a high volume of testing requests through the district attorneys office

The Albuquerque Police Department (APD) received a $364,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753). The funding will enable the APD to replace aging gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer (GC/MS) instrumentation and acquire necessary disposables, ensuring the department's continued ability to identify and analyze substances, including fentanyl, associated with the high volume of drug-related arrests and testing requests handled by the department. This grant award supports critical forensic capabilities that are essential for the APD's law enforcement and public safety mission in the Albuquerque, New Mexico region.

This includes the identification of such drugs as fentanyl. Testing of such leads to the wear and tear of the in-house GC/MS instrumentation. As such, the APD will utilize this funding to replace old GC/MS instrumentation, securing columns, and other disposables ensuring the ability to continue providing requested services related to the identification of substances.