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BLACK COCAINE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-12-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Drugs and Drug Addiction
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- black cocaine
1, record 1, English, black%20cocaine
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This type of cocaine gets its name from the use of black magnetic iron particles and potassium thiocyanate to mask the cocaine when it is being transported through customs. It enables it to pass colour tests and can also bypass sniffer dogs. 1, record 1, English, - black%20cocaine
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Drogues et toxicomanie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cocaïne noire
1, record 1, French, coca%C3%AFne%20noire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cocaïne soumise à un traitement chimique qui lui fait prendre une coloration d'un noir rougeâtre et devenir indétectable par le Narcotest ou les chiens spécialisés. 1, record 1, French, - coca%C3%AFne%20noire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Drogas y toxicomanía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cocaína negra
1, record 1, Spanish, coca%C3%ADna%20negra
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- coca negra 1, record 1, Spanish, coca%20negra
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Las autoridades colombianas descubrieron una modalidad de cocaína negra, inodora y compacta con la que los narcotraficantes intentan evadir los controles antinarcóticos [...] Se trata de la "coca negra", un alcaloide de alta pureza que, sometido a un sofisticado proceso químico, se hace imperceptible para los perros antidrogas y los rayos X de los controles de aeropuertos [...] 1, record 1, Spanish, - coca%C3%ADna%20negra
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