The difference between drug money and a "lifetime's savings"

Forensic Science International

Volumn 167, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 94-101

  Ebejer, Karl A ^a   Winn, Jane ^a   Carter, James F ^a   Sleeman, Richard ^a   Parker, Jill ^b   Körber, Fritjof ^b  

^a MASS SPEC ANALYTICAL LTD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Banknotes; Diamorphine; Transfer

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; ILLICIT DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG TRAFFIC; MONEY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33947375056     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.06.039     Document Type: Article

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