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Integrative forensic genomics resolves trace DNA in a major transnational drug trafficking case.
Forensic science international. Genetics - 1 Jun 2026
Wang Mengge, Chen Jing, Luo Lintao, Yang Mingjin, Liu Xin, Wang Zhiyong, He Meiyun, Tang Renkuan, Ou Lingqing, Liang Jiayan, Guo Moru, He Guanglin, Liu Chao
Abstract excerpt
Illicit drug source tracing increasingly combines forensic toxicology, analytical chemistry, and genomics, yet connecting packaging or production to specific individuals remains challenging when touch DNA is limited, degraded, or contaminated. Here, we applied an integrated forensic genomics approach to a major transnational maritime cocaine trafficking case. Touch DNA recovered from multilayer packaging...
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