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Heroin Body Packer’s Death in Greece

A 25-year–old black male was found dead alongside the railway lines close to Thessaloniki rail station. According to the police report the deceased had jumped off a moving train. Autopsy was performed eight hours after the incident. Fifty five (55) identical oval shaped “egg” packages were found in the large bowel and one of them was ruptured. The total weight of the powder was 800 g. Toxicolog...

Heroin Body Packer’s Death in Shiraz, Iran; a Case Report and Literature Review

Background: Intra-corporeal concealment of illicit drugs known as ‘body packing’ is uncommonly reported. These drugs mainly comprise opium, heroin, cocaine, 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (ecstasy), amphetamines, and marijuana or hashish. Body packers may also be called swallowers, internal carriers, couriers or mules.  Although this practice is not new, its medical complications have alway...

"Body packers" in Israel: a case series.

BACKGROUND "Body packers" swallow multiple packets filled with illicit drugs, mainly cocaine, in order to smuggle them across international borders. In recent years, an increasing number of body packers have been hospitalized after their detention by the police upon arrival in Israel. OBJECTIVES To characterize the clinical features and outcomes of body packers hospitalized at the Sheba Medic...

Asymptomatic body packers should be treated conservatively.

INTRODUCTION Body packing takes advantage of the human storage capacity within the alimentary tract. Body packing is used for the smuggling of drugs such as heroin, cocaine, amphetamine, hashish and ecstasy. Most body packers are asymptomatic. However, packets may rupture or obstruct the alimentary tract. Preventive surgery has been recommended for body packers with package retention beyond 5-7...

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