Forensic Drug Analysis, FT IR Spectroscopy, Identification of Unknown Illegal Drugs

This video demonstrates the analysis of illegal drugs by FTIR spectroscopy, a technique often used by legal authorities to combat drugrelated crimes and drug trafficking. We identify an unknown white powder and show how hidden drugs can be sampled and analyzed. More about forensic drug analysis by FTIR: More about ALPHA II: More about forensic drug analysis by other techniques: