Titre : | Illicit production of cocaine (1993) |
Auteurs : | J. F. CASALE ; R. F. KLEIN |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | Forensic Science Review (Vol.5, n°2, 1993) |
Article en page(s) : | 95-107 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | MAR (Marchés / Markets) |
Mots-clés : |
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. |
Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
Refs biblio. : | 66 |
Affiliation : | Drug Enforcement Administration, Special Testing and Research Laboratory, McLean, VA, USA |
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