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[](/wiking_File_Reciprocity_Reciprocity-DEA $5.6 million was found hidden in this ceiling compartment of a truck during a seizure. Most [banknotes](/wiki/Banknotes "Banknotes") have traces of [cocaine](/wiki/Cocaine "Cocaine") on them; this has been confirmed by studies done in several countries.[1] In 1994, the [US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals](/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Ninth_Circuit "United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit") determined that in Los Angeles, out of every four banknotes, on average more than three are tainted by cocaine or another illicit drug.[2][3] Additionally, paper money in other parts of the world show a similar drug contamination, and studies indicate that they might even serve as a [vector](/wiki/Vector_\(epidemiology\) "Vector \(epidemiology\)") of disease , though researchers disagree over how easily diseases are transmitted this way. [](/wiki/File:YeGon_millions.jpg) Part of the US$207 million seized from alleged drug trafficker [Zhenli Ye Gon](/wiki/Zhenli_Ye_Gon "Zhenli Ye Gon") . Several theories have been suggested to explain this contamination beyond the predictable contamination due to handling during drug deals and the use of rolled up notes for [snorting](/wiki/Insufflation_\(medicine\) "Insufflation \(medicine\)") . After the initial contamination, the substance is "infected to" other notes in close contact, often stacked together, in enclosed environments common in [financial institutions](/wiki/Financial_institution "Financial institution").