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Record 1 2007-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
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.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
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.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Drogas y toxicomanía
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 [...]

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