I-Team: Study: Nearly 1,000 Georgians wrongly arrested due to false positive drug field tests

By Randy Travis Published January 18, 2024 ATLANTA - A new study from the Penn Cary Law School at the University of Pennsylvania suggests 961 Georgians each year are falsely arrested because law enforcement wrongly trusted the results of a roadside drug test. These $2 disposable tests are popular among police to immediately determine whether a substance found at a traffic stop or crime scene is an illegal drug. 2018 PEABODY AWARD WINNING INVESTIGATION: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgLnLkfbiaE FULL STORY: https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/study-nearly-1000-georgians-wrongly-busted-due-to-false-positive-drug-field-tests