Drug profiling: A new scientific contribution to law enforcement operations in Viet Nam

Bulletin on Narcotics

Volumn 57, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 149-165

  Hung, H M ^a   Tien, N D ^a   Truong, N X ^a  

^a Viet Nam Institute of Archaeology   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Forensic science; Gas chromatography (GC); Gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC MS); Heroin; Linking samples; Methamphetamine; Methods of production

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; ALKALOID; COUNTERFEIT DRUG; DIAMORPHINE; METHAMPHETAMINE; STREET DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUG CONTROL; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; SYNTHESIS; VIET NAM;

ALKALOIDS; COMMERCE; COUNTERFEIT DRUGS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; DRUG CONTAMINATION; FORENSIC SCIENCES; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HEROIN; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; METHAMPHETAMINE; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; STREET DRUGS; VIETNAM;

EID: 34548480214     PISSN: 0007523X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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