Pharmacist letter
The Apothekerbriefchen or powder packets , also briefly note or short letter (from " Letter "), is an improvised packaging for small amounts of bulk material .
The simple packaging made from a folded sheet of paper is suitable for almost loss-free storage and transport of powdered drugs or similar substances. It is also suitable for small quantities of seeds .
Learning how to make it was traditionally part of the training of pharmacists , but it has now been replaced by safer forms of packaging and is practically no longer used there.
Manufacturing
The powder is placed in the center of a square piece of paper and folded into a triangle. Folding along the dotted lines gives the shape of an open letter with one wing tucked into the other's pocket. The lower third is then folded up. It serves as a pocket for the upper triangular flap.
Use in the drug scene
In addition to transparent, resealable plastic bags, the apothecary's letter is one of the typical packaging materials for cocaine , amphetamine , heroin or other powder or crystal narcotics . The term “ parcel typical for the scene” became famous through the drug affair of Michel Friedman in 2003 and comes from police jargon . Colloquially, the term coke letter is also common for the container , members of the drug scene also disguise it as a parcel or letter ( small) .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jürgen Martin: The 'Ulmer Wundarznei'. Introduction - Text - Glossary on a monument to German specialist prose from the 15th century. Königshausen & Neumann, Würzburg 1991 (= Würzburg medical-historical research. Volume 52), ISBN 3-88479-801-4 (also medical dissertation Würzburg 1990), p. 121 ( brievelin : Brieflein, Tüte).
- ↑ Jürgen Köller: powder letters. Retrieved January 9, 2018 .
- ↑ Chin Meyer : That's really typical of the scene! In: Berliner Kurier. June 18, 2003, accessed January 21, 2017 .