Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 5 , Pages 269-271, July 2010

Colonic perforation: A lethal consequence of cannabis body packing

Department of Surgery, Radiology, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, The University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, WI KIN 7, Jamaica

Received 1 October 2009; accepted 13 February 2010.

Abstract 

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.

Keywords: Body Packer, Body Stuffer, Cannabis, Colonic perforation, Smuggler, Internal concealment

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PII: S1752-928X(10)00031-4

doi:10.1016/j.jflm.2010.02.012

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 5 , Pages 269-271, July 2010

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