Illinois residents may be aware that drug tests performed on saliva, blood or urine samples have been criticized because they are invasive and those who submit to these tests are sometimes able to conceal their drug use. Scientists from the Netherlands and United Kingdom have developed a method of detecting cocaine use by analyzing fingerprints, and they say that this new form of drug test is more reliable than traditional methods because the results cannot be faked.
Scientists develop cocaine test based on fingerprint analysis
Drugs, cash and vehicles seized from couple's home
A husband and wife were both taken into police custody after a drug raid was conducted at their home in Illinois. Authorities say that the search of the couple's Huntley home led to the discovery of significant quantities of drugs. As a result, the 45-year-old man faces 25 felony charges, and his wife faces 20 felony charges. Four of the man's drug possession charges were Class X felonies.
