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Wed 01 Jan 2007Study finds cocaine traces on every banknote
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An academic study carried out at Dublin City University found that every banknote tested was contaminated by traces of cocaine.
Forty-five banknotes were analysed using a chromatography/mass spectrometry process which can detect traces of cocaine up to one part in a trillion. The researchers found that one in 20 notes showed such high levels of contamination that they must have been used directly to snort cocaine, while nearly two-thirds had been in contact with other notes that had been handled by a cocaine dealer or user.
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