NEW ENGLAND. ONE. ONE. TWO. TWO. THREE. THIS PLOT OF LAND IN LONDONDERRY MAY BE FILLED WITH BRUSH NOW, BUT IT WILL SOON TURN INTO THIS. A STATE OF THE ART DEA LABORATORY MEANT TO TEST DRUGS PULLED OFF THE STREET. THIS IS JUST A GAME CHANGER. SENATOR JEANNE SHAHEEN SECURED $50 MILLION TO BUILD THE LAB A FEW YEARS AGO. NOW, SADLY, WE ARE SEEING A FLOOD OF FENTANYL, SYNTHETIC OPIOIDS COMING INTO OUR MARKET. IN FACT, THE DEA MANCHESTER OFFICE HAS SEIZED 100 POUNDS OF FENTANYL. SO FAR THIS YEAR. THAT'S 4.7 MILLION DEADLY DOSES. ONCE IT'S UP AND RUNNING, OFFICIALS SAY THE LAB IS EXPECTED TO ANALYZE MORE THAN 5000 EXHIBITS A YEAR. SO IF, FOR EXAMPLE, THERE'S A MASS DRUG POISONING EVENT, WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THOSE SUBSTANCES, BRING THEM INTO OUR LABORATORY, IDENTIFY THEM IMMEDIATELY, AND TND THEN GET TE WORD OUT TO THE PUBLIC AS A SAFETY MESSAGE. HISTORICALLY, IF THE DEA HAD TO TEST POTENTIAL FENTANYL, AGENTS HAD TO DRIVE IT TO ITS ALREADY BUSY LAB IN NEW YORK CITY THAT CAN CONSUME CRITICAL TIME. WHEN LAW ENFORCEMENT IS TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH AN EVER CHANGING ILLICIT DRUG TRADE AND SPOTTING NEW ONES. WHENEVER WE'VE IDENTIFIED A SUBSTANCE, THE DEALERS FIND A NEW SUBSTANCE THAT THEY CAN USE THAT IS EVEN MORE DANGEROUS. SO THE MORE WE CAN IDENTIFY THE BETTER. NOW THAT LAB IS EXPECTED TO OPEN IN APRIL OF 2026, WE ALSO SPOKE WITH SOME LOCAL POLICE THERE WHO SAY AT CERTAIN POINTS THEY'VE HAD TO REACH OUT TO FEDERAL PARTNERS