Prize Winners Announced in $1.55 Million Challenge for Opioid Detection in Mails

Prize Winners Announced in $1.55 Million Challenge for Opioid Detection in Mails
An Ontario Provincial Police officer displays bags containing fentanyl in Vaughan, ON, on Feb. 23, 2017. Chris Young/The Canadian Press
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A $1.55 million competition for fast and nonintrusive illicit opioid detection technology has culminated with the announcement of its winners on Dec. 12.

The grand prize and runner-up in the Opioid Detection Challenge were announced by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS).