Colonic perforation: A lethal consequence of cannabis body packing

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• 作者：Shamir O. Cawich ; Ross Downes ; Allie C. Martin ; Necia R. Evans ; Derek I.G. Mitchell ; Eric Williams
• 关键词：Body Packer ; Body Stuffer ; Cannabis ; Colonic perforation ; Smuggler ; Internal concealment
• 刊名：Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
• 出版年：2010
• 出版时间：July 2010
• 年：2010
• 卷：17
• 期：5
• 页码：269-271
• 全文大小：460 K

文摘

Body packing is one method of smuggling cannabis across international borders. The practice is prevalent in Jamaica. There has been one reported death from this practice in medical literature. We report a second fatal case of cannabis body packing, reinforcing the dangerous nature of this practice.