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The risk of body packing: a case of a fatal cocaine overdose

2004; Elsevier BV; Volume: 151; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.07.005

ISSN

1872-6283

Autores

Steven A. Koehler, Shaun Ladham, Leon Rozin, Abdulrezak M. Shakir, Bennet Omalu, Joseph Dominick, Cyril H. Wecht,

Tópico(s)

Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes

Resumo

The process of swallowing or inserting illegal packets of drugs for the purpose of evading law enforcement officers carries risks other than criminal charges. It can be fatal. Individuals engaged in such actives are called "Body Packers" or "Mules". The most frequent cause of the death among body packers is acute drug intoxication due to rupture of the package(s) within the gastrointestinal tract. We present the first documented case of a body packer that died from cocaine intoxication following the rupture of packets of cocaine in Western Pennsylvania.

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