Changes in illicit cocaine hydrochloride processing identified and revealed through multivariate analysis of cocaine signature data

• Published in: Science & justice Vol. 58; no. 2; pp. 90 - 97
• Main Authors: Mallette, Jennifer R., Casale, John F., Colley, Valerie L., Morello, David R., Jordan, James
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier B.V 01.03.2018
• Subjects: Cocaine; Cocaine - chemistry; Drug signature; Drug Trafficking; Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; Humans; Multivariate analyses; Multivariate Analysis; Principal Component Analysis; Stable isotopes; Street Drugs - chemistry; Multivariate analyses; Cocaine; Drug signature; Stable isotopes

For nearly 30years, the methods utilized in illicit cocaine hydrochloride production have remained relatively consistent. Cocaine hydrochloride is typically produced one kilogram at a time. As a result, each individual kilogram is unique and distinct from other kilograms in any particular seizure ba...