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The
Evidence
n the abandoned truck in New Mexico, the suspected drug sample. Because they did not
authorities found a large bag of an unknown, know the identity of the powder, they wished to
Iwhite, powdery substance. They immediately then analyze the sample by Gas Chromatography-
sent the bag to their drug testing laboratory. Mass Spectrometry to determine if a controlled
Upon receiving the bag of powder, forensic drug substance was present in the powder and, if so, the
chemists decided that they must first determine identity of the drug and the concentration of the
what common cutting agent, if any, was utilized in drug in the evidentiary sample.
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