Irish firm’s roadside drug test device set for use by British police

AN IRISH firm has developed a revolutionary new roadside drug testing kit which will be used by British police later this year as part of their war on drug driving.

Biosensia, a hi-tech company linked to University College Cork, confirmed yesterday it had signed an exclusive commercial deal with LION in England to distribute the product.

LION, with its American sister company CMI, is one of the largest suppliers of alcohol breath testing equipment to police forces around the world.