Forensic Drug Analysis | FT-IR Spectroscopy | Identification of Unknown Illegal Drugs

This video demonstrates the analysis of illegal drugs by FT-IR spectroscopy, a technique often used by legal authorities to combat drug-related 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 FT-IR: More about ALPHA II: More about forensic drug analysis by other techniques: