FORENSIC scientists in Connecticut are using DNA fingerprinting to create a database of DNA profiles of different marijuana plants (Â鶹´«Ã½, 17 July, p 7). I showed the report to Caroline Flint, a Home Office under-secretary whose responsibilities include reducing harm from drug abuse, and I put it that DNA-finger printing might help trace the origin of illegal drugs.
Flint agreed, but said it would depend on the drug involved. It is now government policy to use the latest technology to attack illegal drugs trade at every stage in its supply chain. The UK’s Forensic Science Service is analysing…
