TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Suspicious case of a body packer "mule" in a low resource country: a case report
JO  - JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association
A1  - Rajbhandari, Bibek
A1  - Shilpakar, Olita
A1  - Thapa, Subash
A1  - Singh, Sumi
SP  - 585
EP  - 588
VL  - 59
IS  - 238
N2  - Body packing is the process of smuggling illicit drugs in the form of packages concealed within the gastrointestinal tract via ingestion or inserting into body orifices. These individuals are described as "body packers", "stuffers", "mules" or "swallowers" and resort to carrying drugs like heroin, cocaine and cannabis. They present to the hospital following the development of complications or brought dead due to the rupture of packets or directly from detention for further investigations. This case illustrates a suspected case detained from the airport who was found to be carrying 93 pellets of an illicit drug, heroin, weighing 900 grams, one of the highest quantity carried by any body packer in the country till date. This case further sheds light on the fact that a meticulous history, detailed clinical examination and radiographic investigations like abdominal radiograph and imaging are the keys to diagnose body packers in a resource limited setting.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0028-2715
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.31729/jnma.6618
ID  - ref1
ER  -