Tracing the source of illicit drugs through plastic packaging - A database

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 99-114

  Roux, C ^a   Bull, S ^a   Goulding, J ^b   Lennard, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b New South Wales Government   (Australia)

^c AFP Forensic Services   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drug packaging; Forensic science; Illicit drugs; Plastic materials; Polymer; Substance abuse detection

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG;

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DRUG PACKAGING; DRUG TRAFFIC; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PACKAGING MATERIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0033986493     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14646j     Document Type: Article

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