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| Forensic threat to heroin supply | Forensic threat to heroin supply |
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| Forensic profiling has been developed in Glasgow to help trace the source of heroin arriving on the streets of Scotland. | |
| The Scottish Police Services Authority is analysing seized drugs to identify where they were processed and stored. | The Scottish Police Services Authority is analysing seized drugs to identify where they were processed and stored. |
| Scientists from the authority are also studying the cutting or diluting agents to build a profile of the supply chain. | Scientists from the authority are also studying the cutting or diluting agents to build a profile of the supply chain. |
| About 93% of the heroin in Britain comes from Afghanistan and enters the country via the English Channel. | About 93% of the heroin in Britain comes from Afghanistan and enters the country via the English Channel. |
| Police believe three main routes are used to transport the drug to the Balkans. | Police believe three main routes are used to transport the drug to the Balkans. |
| Once there it is taken through mainland Europe to Channel ports. | Once there it is taken through mainland Europe to Channel ports. |
| Intelligence is less clear, however, on where the laboratories are which process raw opium into heroin and who is involved in delivery. | Intelligence is less clear, however, on where the laboratories are which process raw opium into heroin and who is involved in delivery. |
| Supply chain | Supply chain |
| Scientists from the Scottish Police Service Authority are now analysing recent seizures of heroin. | Scientists from the Scottish Police Service Authority are now analysing recent seizures of heroin. |
| They hope that DNA and fingerprints found on packaging will provide a picture of where the drug is being warehoused. | They hope that DNA and fingerprints found on packaging will provide a picture of where the drug is being warehoused. |
| Evidence of the material used to adulterate the opium will also strengthen intelligence about where it is being processed. | Evidence of the material used to adulterate the opium will also strengthen intelligence about where it is being processed. |
| By comparing samples, detectives hope to work out where the supply chain splits and who is involved. | By comparing samples, detectives hope to work out where the supply chain splits and who is involved. |