Citation

Wankhade VK, Chikhalkar BG. Leg. Med. (Elsevier) 2017; 31: 10-13.

Affiliation

Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Grant Government Medical College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Japanese Society of Legal Medicine, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.legalmed.2017.12.004

PMID

29232651

Abstract

Drug trafficking is an international problem. The prevalence of drug trafficking and newer concealing methods has been ever increasing. Body packing is described as using the abdominal or pelvic cavity for concealing illegal drugs. Body pushers smuggle illicit drugs by inserting them into rectum or vagina. These cases are either presented to the emergency departments as Body Packer Syndrome or as asymptomatic cases for observation, detained for alleged possession of contraband substances. We report a unique case of an asymptomatic white female who was detained at Mumbai International Airport under suspicion and brought to hospital for observation. X ray and CT scan examination revealed 7 wrapped packets in gastrointestinal track and 1 large packet in vagina. A case of female body packer using multiple modalities of concealment especially in vagina is rare in India so it is becomes imperative to present this case in the light of body packing and body pushing of contraband substances.

Copyright © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

Body packing; Body pushing; CT scan; Cocaine; Intra-vaginal