Review of the most common chemometric techniques in illicit drug profiling

A Popovic, M Morelato, C Roux, A Beavis - Forensic science international, 2019 - Elsevier
The information generated through drug profiling can be used to infer a common source
between one or several seizures as well as drug trafficking routes to provide insights into …

Fingermark age determinations: Legal considerations, review of the literature and practical propositions

A Girod, R Ramotowski, S Lambrechts… - Forensic science …, 2016 - Elsevier
The question of the age of fingermarks is often raised in investigations and trials when
suspects admit that they have left their fingermarks at a crime scene but allege that the …

Buying drugs on a Darknet market: A better deal? Studying the online illicit drug market through the analysis of digital, physical and chemical data

D Rhumorbarbe, L Staehli, J Broséus, Q Rossy… - Forensic science …, 2016 - Elsevier
Darknet markets, also known as cryptomarkets, are websites located on the Darknet and
designed to allow the trafficking of illicit products, mainly drugs. This study aims at …

Lipid composition of fingermark residue and donor classification using GC/MS

A Girod, C Weyermann - Forensic Science International, 2014 - Elsevier
Lipids available in fingermark residue represent important targets for enhancement and
dating techniques. While it is well known that lipid composition varies among fingermarks of …

Qualitative, quantitative and temporal study of cutting agents for cocaine and heroin over 9 years

J Broséus, N Gentile, FB Pont, JMG Gongora… - Forensic science …, 2015 - Elsevier
Forensic laboratories mainly focus on the qualification and the quantitation of the illicit drug
under analysis as both aspects are used for judiciary purposes. Therefore, information …

Profiling of counterfeit medicines by vibrational spectroscopy

F Been, Y Roggo, K Degardin, P Esseiva… - Forensic Science …, 2011 - Elsevier
Counterfeit pharmaceutical products have become a widespread problem in the last
decade. Various analytical techniques have been applied to discriminate between genuine …

When does the cutting of cocaine and heroin occur? The first large-scale study based on the chemical analysis of cocaine and heroin seizures in Switzerland

M Morelato, D Franscella, P Esseiva… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Illicit drug profiling can provide knowledge about illicit drug markets, informing
on the level of distribution and its evolution in space and time. Illicit drug profiling is usually …

Forensic intelligence framework. Part II: Study of the main generic building blocks and challenges through the examples of illicit drugs and false identity documents …

S Baechler, M Morelato, O Ribaux, A Beavis… - Forensic science …, 2015 - Elsevier
The development of forensic intelligence relies on the expression of suitable models that
better represent the contribution of forensic intelligence in relation to the criminal justice …

Evaluation of data preprocessings for the comparison of GC–MS chemical profiles of seized cannabis samples

A Slosse, F Van Durme, N Samyn, D Mangelings… - Forensic science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Cannabis is the most frequently used illicit drug in Belgium, where it is mainly cultivated
indoor. To improve the fight against this drug, cannabis-profiling methods are required …

The use of organic and inorganic impurities found in MDMA police seizures in a drug intelligence perspective

M Morelato, A Beavis, M Tahtouh, O Ribaux… - Science & Justice, 2014 - Elsevier
Traditional forensic drug profiling involves numerous analytical techniques, and the whole
process is typically costly and may be time consuming. The aim of this study was to …