NCJ Number
121247
Journal
Canadian Society of Forensic Science Journal Volume: 22 Issue: 2 Dated: (June 1989) Pages: 203-218
Date Published
1989
Length
16 pages
Annotation
Currency is often seized in drug investigations and increasingly under Section 312 of the Criminal Code, Possession of Property Obtained By Crime.
Abstract
Analysis for cocaine on seized currency could provide important evidence when compared to representative or background currency samples from the offense area. In this study samples obtained from the Bank of Canada in Regina, Saskatchewan, were analyzed quantitatively by gas chromatography with nitrogen-phosphorous detection or gas chromatography/mass fragmentography (GC/MF). Cocaine was present at background levels of less than 10 nanograms per note. In comparison, case samples were grossly contaminated with cocaine in the range from 50 to over 1000 times the background levels determined for Saskatchewan. 13 figures, 4 tables, 3 references. (Publisher abstract)