Narcotic Concealment Methods in U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Presenters provided an overview of some of the more unique concealment methods utilized by drug traffickers, as well as some of the sampling and extraction methods used to prepare these submissions for analyses. They also discussed trends associated with counterfeit tablets containing fentanyl seized by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
This webinar was hosted by the NIJ National Forensic Technology Center of Excellence on May 26, 2022.
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- The Use of Similarity Measures (Scores) to Quantify the Weight of Forensic Evidence
- Objective Comparison of Striated Toolmarks Produced from Ten Consecutively Manufactured Cold Chisels Measured by Contact and Optical Surface Profilometry and Comparison Microscopy
- Forensic Sampling and Analysis from a Single Substrate: Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Followed by Paper Spray Mass Spectrometry