Historique
Article de Périodique
Illicit production of cocaine (1993)
Auteur(s) :
CASALE, J. F. ;
KLEIN, R. F.
Année
1993
Page(s) :
95-107
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
66
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAR (Marchés / Markets)
Thésaurus mots-clés
COCAINE
;
PRODUCTION
;
FABRICATION
;
COCA
;
CULTURE ILLICITE
;
ANALYSE CHIMIQUE
;
PURETE
;
METHODE
;
LABORATOIRE CLANDESTIN
;
CHIMIE
Résumé :
The predominant methods currently used for illicit production of cocaine are described. For illicit natural cocaine (i.e., from coca leaf), this includes production of coca paste from coca leaf via both the solvent and acid extraction techniques, purification of coca paste to cocaine base, and conversion of cocaine base to cocaine hydrochloride. For illicit synthetic cocaine (i.e., synthesized from precursor chemicals), the classic five-step synthetic route used in all clandestine laboratories seized to date is summarized. The origins of the most common alkaloidal impurities and processing/synthetic by-products typically identified in illicit natural, illicit synthetic, and pharmaceutical cocaine are discussed. Forensic differentiation of exhibits arising from the various production methods are addressed both in terms of overall product purity and the presence/absence of these impurities and by-products.
Affiliation :
Drug Enforcement Administration, Special Testing and Research Laboratory, McLean, VA, USA