Research Article

Capillary Electrophoresis with UV Detection to Determine Cocaine on Circulated Banknotes

Table 3

Amount of cocaine content on Brazilian banknotes determined by CE-UV method.

SampleCocaine ( g/note)

1a74.8
2a25.4
3a225.4
4a63.3
5a45.7
6a776.0
7a34.6
8a43.6
9a413.1
10a11.5
11a19.2
12a23.5
14a14.1
15a53.2
16a24.3
17a38.4
18a113.9
20a230.5
21a178.3
22a70.6
23a28.5
24a15.6
25a17.7
26a18.5
27a56.2
28a90.0
29a2761.9
30a918.6
1b14.3
2b264.8
3b15.8
4b10.8
5b14.2
6b22.8
7b9.1
8b11.4
9b13.2
12b9.3
13b18.2
14b12.0

Banknotes obtained from general circulation; bbanknotes obtained from ATMs.