Forensic Science Seminar
Peer-reviewed forensic science journal · Established 2011
ISSN 2157-118XFOREN SCI SEM · Volume 2

Case Reports · Case Report C1

Fatal Heroin Intoxication in Body Packers: One Case Reports and Review of the Literature

Lijun Wang

Forensic Science Seminar · 2012 · Volume 2 · Issue 1 · pp. 40–45

Peer ReviewedISSN 2157-118X Issue date 1 January 2012Public PDF
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Original Abstract

Abstract

It has reported a case of death due to the effects of heroin concealed in a man who was attempting to smuggle the drug within his gastro-intestinal track. He successfully escaped from the airport detection and reached the destination-Chongqing from Yunnan province in China. He was sent into the old age assistance service center because of poor health and then died after 12 hours. According to forensic procedure of sudden unnatural death, the decedent had to accept a series of examination such as CT scan, autopsy and toxicological analysis. He was found die of acute heroin intoxication due to the rupture of drug packet in the stomach. This case illustrates the challenges to airport inspectors and forensic medical examiners in evaluation of potential drug packers and therefore it needs to consider all factors involved in forensic diagnosis.

Keywords: Forensic science; Heroin; Intoxication; Body Packer; Morphology; Case report

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Authors & Publication

Article Details

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  1. Chongqing Public Security Bureau, Chongqing 401147, China.

Corresponding author: Lijun Wang · wxw2008_1981@163.com

Received19 November 2011
Revised4 December 2012
Accepted12 December 2012
Available Online1 January 2012
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Document codeC1 · Case Report
JournalForensic Science Seminar
ISSN2157-118X
Volume / Issue2 / 1
Pages40–45
Official issue date1 January 2012
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