Drug-related deaths with evidences of body packing: Two case reports and medico-legal issues |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Forensic Medicine and Imaging, Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190/52, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland;2. Horten Centre, University of Zurich, Pestalozzistrasse 24, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland;3. Institute of Diagnostic, Interventional and Pediatric Radiology, University Hospital Bern, Freiburgstrasse, 3010 Bern, Switzerland;1. Division of Legal Medicine, Department of Social Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchi Kamicho, Itabashiku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan;2. Department of Legal Medicine, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5 Sendagai, Bunkyoku, Tokyo 133-8602, Japan;3. Department of Legal medicine, Nihon University School of Dentistry, 1-8-13, Surugadai Kanda, Chiyodaku, Tokyo 101-0062, Japan;1. Department of Forensic Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8, Nishi-shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan;2. Criminal Investigation Laboratory, Metropolitan Police Department, 3-35-21, Shakujiidai, Nerima-ku, Tokyo 177-0045, Japan;1. Semmelweis University Department of Forensic and Insurance Medicine, Hungary;2. Semmelweis University Department of Human Morphology and Developmental Biology, Hungary;3. Semmelweis University Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Oncotherapy, Hungary |
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| Abstract: | Body packing is a general term used to indicate the internal transportation of drug packages, mainly cocaine, heroin, amphetamines, and methamphetamine, within the gastrointestinal tract. We described two cases of accidental drug intoxication, observed over the last year period, with evidence of intracorporeal drug concealment. The first case concerned a body packer transporting 69 drug packages of heroin adulterated with piracetam. The second body packer transported 16 drug packages of cocaine adulterated with levamisole. For both cases, forensic examination and toxicological analysis of drug packages and biological samples were carried out. Authors also wants to highlight the main medico-legal issues that commonly arise in cases of suspected or ascertained body packers. |
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| Keywords: | Body packer Cocaine Drug concealment Forensic toxicology Heroin Piracetam |
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