New York, NY - NYPD Acquires Portable Explosives Detection Equipment

New York, NY - The Police Department has purchased and deployed a versatile handheld explosives detector, in and around the New York City subway system.

The Sabre 4000s is enabling the NYPD to non-intrusively screen subway passengers for explosives. They have begun using the explosive trace detection system for the random, non-intrusive screening of passengers and passenger belongings going forward.

The explosives detector is ideal for screening passengers effectively in any setting as a versatile light-weight, handheld detection system capable of accurately detecting and identifying explosives, chemical warfare agents and toxic industrial chemicals. The NYPD purchase and deployment will utilize the unit's explosives capabilities.