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Providing illicit drugs results in five seconds using ultra-portable NIR technology: An opportunity for forensic laboratories to cope with the trend toward the decentralization of forensic capabilities.
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Providing illicit drugs results in five seconds using ultra-portable NIR technology: An opportunity for forensic laboratories to cope with the trend toward the decentralization of forensic capabilities.

  • Coppey F École des Sciences Criminelles/School of Criminal Justice, University of Lausanne, Building Batochime, CH-1015, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland.
  • Bécue A École des Sciences Criminelles/School of Criminal Justice, University of Lausanne, Building Batochime, CH-1015, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland.
  • Sacré PY University of Liege (ULiege), CIRM, Vibra-Santé HUB, Department of Pharmacy, Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry, CHU, Avenue Hippocrate 15, B36, Liège, 4000, Belgium.
  • Ziemons EM University of Liege (ULiege), CIRM, Vibra-Santé HUB, Department of Pharmacy, Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry, CHU, Avenue Hippocrate 15, B36, Liège, 4000, Belgium.
  • Hubert P University of Liege (ULiege), CIRM, Vibra-Santé HUB, Department of Pharmacy, Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry, CHU, Avenue Hippocrate 15, B36, Liège, 4000, Belgium.
  • Esseiva P École des Sciences Criminelles/School of Criminal Justice, University of Lausanne, Building Batochime, CH-1015, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland. Electronic address: Pierre.Esseiva@unil.ch.
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  • 2020-10-05
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  • Forensic science international. - 2020
Big data
Cannabis
Cocaine
Forensic science
Heroin
Machine learning
Near infrared
Statistical model
Validation
English The analysis of illicit drugs faces many challenges, mainly regarding the production of timely and reliable results and the production of added value from the generated data. It is essential to rethink the way this analysis is operationalised, in order to cope with the trend toward the decentralization of forensic applications. This paper describes the deployment of an ultra-portable near-infrared detector connected to a mobile application. This allows analysis and display of results to end users within 5s. The development of prediction models and their validation, as well as strategies for deployment within law enforcement organizations and forensic laboratories are discussed.
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