PMID- 12711189
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20030703
LR  - 20191210
IS  - 0379-0738 (Print)
IS  - 0379-0738 (Linking)
VI  - 132
IP  - 2
DP  - 2003 Mar 27
TI  - The distribution of controlled drugs on banknotes via counting machines.
PG  - 106-12
AB  - Bundles of paper, similar to sterling banknotes, were counted in banks in England 
      and Wales. Subsequent analysis showed that the counting process, both by machine 
      and by hand, transferred nanogram amounts of cocaine to the paper. Crystalline 
      material, similar to cocaine hydrochloride, could be observed on the surface of 
      the paper following counting. The geographical distribution of contamination 
      broadly followed Government statistics for cocaine usage within the UK. 
      Diacetylmorphine, Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and 
      3,4-methylenedioxymethylamphetamine (MDMA) were not detected during this study.
FAU - Carter, James F
AU  - Carter JF
AD  - Organic and Biological Section, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, 
      Cantock's Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, UK. jim.carter@bristol.ac.uk
FAU - Sleeman, Richard
AU  - Sleeman R
FAU - Parry, Joanna
AU  - Parry J
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Ireland
TA  - Forensic Sci Int
JT  - Forensic science international
JID - 7902034
RN  - 0 (Illicit Drugs)
RN  - 7J8897W37S (Dronabinol)
RN  - I5Y540LHVR (Cocaine)
RN  - KE1SEN21RM (N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine)
SB  - IM
MH  - Automation
MH  - Cocaine/*chemistry/supply & distribution
MH  - Dronabinol/chemistry
MH  - England
MH  - Forensic Medicine
MH  - Humans
MH  - Illicit Drugs/*chemistry/supply & distribution
MH  - Mass Spectrometry
MH  - Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
MH  - N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine/chemistry
MH  - *Paper
EDAT- 2003/04/25 05:00
MHDA- 2003/07/04 05:00
CRDT- 2003/04/25 05:00
PHST- 2003/04/25 05:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2003/07/04 05:00 [medline]
PHST- 2003/04/25 05:00 [entrez]
AID - S037907380300015X [pii]
AID - 10.1016/s0379-0738(03)00015-x [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Forensic Sci Int. 2003 Mar 27;132(2):106-12. doi: 10.1016/s0379-0738(03)00015-x.