First systematic chemical profiling of cocaine police seizures in Finland in the framework of an intelligence-led approach

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serval:BIB_363530DA9CB1
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Titre
First systematic chemical profiling of cocaine police seizures in Finland in the framework of an intelligence-led approach
Périodique
Forensic Science International
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Broséus J., Huhtala S., Esseiva P.
ISSN
1872-6283
ISSN-L
0379-0738
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
06/2015
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
251
Pages
87-94
Langue
anglais
Résumé
For the first time in Finland, the chemical profiling of cocaine specimens was performed at the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). The main goals were to determine the chemical composition of cocaine specimens sold in the Finnish market and to study the distribution networks of cocaine in order to provide intelligence related to its trafficking. An analytical methodology enabling through one single GC-MS injection the determination of the added cutting agents (adulterants and diluents), the cocaine purity and the chemical profile (based on the major and minor alkaloids) for each specimen was thus implemented and validated. The methodology was found to be efficient for the discrimination between specimens coming from the same source and specimens coming from different sources. The results highlighted the practical utility of the chemical profiling, especially for supporting the investigation through operational intelligence and improving the knowledge related to the cocaine trafficking through strategic intelligence.
Mots-clé
Illicit drugs, profiling, cocaine trafficking, distribution networks
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11/05/2015 8:02
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20/08/2019 14:24
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