Q: are police required to send a drugs from a traffic stop to the lab to be tested
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A: Although they might not be required to by substantive law, the agency may have an internal policy requirement. It's not clear what jurisdiction in involved. In any event, if the state intends to convict, they would need scientific proof the substance was indeed contraband.
A: Yes - if they intend to prosecute a person for possession of the drugs. If the amount of drugs is small - sometimes the police may not intend to go forward with a prosecution for possession - and in that instance they may not send the drugs to the chemist for analysis.
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