Scientists can pin a sample’s origin to one of these five Andes cocaine-growing regions. Ehleringer
Law-enforcement officials have a new weapon in the hunt for South American growers who cultivate coca plants for cocaine production. Scientists in the United States have devised a method for identifying the hidden chemical stamp of the narcotic’s geographical origin.
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