Clinical and forensic aspect’s of the cocaine body packer in senegal

Abstract

This study aims to describe the clinical and forensic features of the cocaine body packer in Senegal.This research work is a retrospective and descriptive study. It was conducted based on 19 suspect cases attended for medical care at the Hospital of tambacounda. Suspects were exclusively male subjects, aged 24 to 33 years and Nigerian citizens. All of them were asymptomatic. Pelvic touch was positive in 42.1% of cases. Abdominal radiography pointed out that all the suspects presented with damage (100%). The average number of drug pellets carried per person was 43+/- 20 units. Body drug packing is a reality in Senegal. Narcotic drug policies should invest in capacity building by financing effective diagnostic tools.

Incidentally discovered vaginal foreign body: Forensic implication

“…8 However, for reasons of drug trafficking, the vagina and many other orifices can also be used as a hiding place for illicit substances. 9 The reason for consultation for vaginal foreign body finds for most authors leucorrhoea, bleeding, pelvic pain. 7,10,11 The interrogation of the mother of our little girl did not reveal any particular complaints.…”