Treating cocaine body packers: The unspoken personal risks

Treating cocaine body packers: The unspoken personal risks

Abstract Cocaine trafficking is a significant problem that many Caribbean territories must face. “Body packing” is a common method of transport where the smugglers ingest several cocaine filled packages. Body packers may be taken to hospital when they are detained by law enforcement officers, but oc...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of forensic and legal medicine 2008-05, Vol.15 (4), p.231-234
Hauptverfasser: Cawich, Shamir O., MBBS, DM, Williams, Eric W., MBBS, DM, Simpson, Lindberg K., MBBS, DM, Evans, Necia R., BSc, LLB, Johnson, Peter, MBBS, DM
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Adult
Body packer
Body stuffer
Cocaine
Crime
Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors
Female
Foreign Bodies - diagnostic imaging
Forensic Medicine
Humans
Jamaica
Pathology
Radiography
Smuggler
Trafficker
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract Cocaine trafficking is a significant problem that many Caribbean territories must face. “Body packing” is a common method of transport where the smugglers ingest several cocaine filled packages. Body packers may be taken to hospital when they are detained by law enforcement officers, but occasionally they present on their own or accompanied by persons other than the authorities. This scenario poses a difficult management dilemma in any jurisdiction. We describe our experience with one such case in Jamaica.
ISSN:1752-928X
1878-7487
DOI:10.1016/j.jflm.2007.10.010