Drug smuggling using clothing impregnated with cocaine

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1423-1425

  McDermott, Seán D ^a   Power, John D ^a  

^a Forensic Science Laboratory Dulin Ireland   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Drug smuggling; Forensic science; Impregnated clothing

Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

ARTICLE; CLOTHING; DRUG TRAFFIC; IRELAND; LIQUID; POWDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AMERICA; TRAVEL;

EID: 27844595330     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2005198     Document Type: Article

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