A method for storing and transporting forensic evidence, and container comprising forensic evidence

A method for storing and transporting forensic evidence in a container, comprising:

• providing a container having a bottom wall, a side wall and an opening,
• collecting the forensic evidence at a forensic location and is inserted in the container, wherein a cap is attached to the container for sealing the opening of said container,
• transporting said sealed container to a remote location for storage or investigation,
• using an NFC (near field communication) tag,
• after attaching said cap to the container for sealing the container, attaching a first part of said NFC tag to said wall of the container, and attaching a second part of said NFC tag to the cap, and
• using a GPS device, said GPS device comprising a GPS unit for determining the location of the GPS device and an NFC communication unit for reading NFC tag identifier data from and/or store location data on said NFC tag,
• determining, using said GPS device, the location of the GPS device at the forensic location, and
• communicating and storing, with the GPS device, the determined location on the NFC tag, or
• reading, with the GPS device the NFC tag identifier data from the NFC tag and storing the NFC tag identifier data together with the determined location in an electronic storage medium.