Mass Spec’s drugs on money trace detection services and remote collection kits were recently used by Sussex Police to achieve a successful conviction when Trevor Baker was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment for drug and fraud offences.
Mass Spec tested money, personal items and swabs collected at the scene of the arrest. Reports published after the trial indicated that in September and November 2013 Sussex police conducted warrants in which they uncovered MDMA and cash.
So overwhelming was the evidence that Baker pleaded guilty and was sentenced at Brighton Crown Court in October of this year. An investigation into his behaviour was led by the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU) and the Government's Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
The Mass Spec trace detection service for banknotes and its ‘Drugs on Money’ UK banknote database continues to be trusted and accepted by Police forces and UK Courts of Law. In this instance, Mass Spec was able to provide trace detection services for a number of items and then back the evidence up in court with the report and expert witness support.
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