INVESTIGATION OF A CLANDESTINE LABORATORY

• NCJ Number: 31598
• Journal: Australian Police Journal Volume: 29 Issue: 4 Dated: (OCTOBER 1975) Pages: 267-280
• Author(s): G R Lecouteur
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 14 pages
• Corporate Author: Australian Police Journal
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: Australia

Annotation

THIS ARTICLE PRESENTS A FORMAT FOR THE INVESTIGATION (BY NON-CHEMIST INVESTIGATORS) OF THE CHEMICAL MANUFACTURE OF ILLICIT HALLUCINOGENIC DRUGS IN MAKESHIFT LABORATORIES.

Abstract

THIS STEP-BY-STEP APPROACH COVERS ENTRY AND SEARCH OF THE CRIME SCENE, THE TYPES OF CHEMICALS, LITERATURE, AND EQUIPMENT LIKELY TO BE FOUND ON THE PREMISES, THE CONDUCTING OF AN INTERVIEW WITH THE SUSPECT(S), AND THE PRESENTATION OF COURTROOM EVIDENCE AND TESTIMONY. APPENDED IS A LIST OF KEY REAGENTS AND CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES WHICH CAN BE EXPECTED TO BE FOUND IN A LABORATORY MANUFACTURING AN HALLUCINOGENIC DRUG.