Liquid cocaine body packing: a rare method for drug smuggling

Pujol-Cano, Natalia; Molina‐Romero, Francesc Xavier; Jimenez-Segovia, Marina; Oseira-Reigosa, Anaí; Bonnin-Pascual, Jaume; Zamora, Elías Palma; González‐Argente, Francesc Xavier; Canis, José Miguel Morón

doi:10.1080/15563650.2020.1817480

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“…Intestinal obstruction is another serious complication resulting from body packing or stuffing described in several reports [ 9 , 12 , 13 ]. An even more unusual cause of gastrointestinal obstruction is the ingestion of condoms filled with substances other than drugs.…”

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Banana in a Condom: An Unusual Cause of Small Bowel Obstruction

Tudas¹,

Rao²,

García³

et al. 2023

Cureus

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An otherwise healthy, 34-year-old man presented to the emergency department with abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting, which began a day after he ingested a banana-stuffed condom. A contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) abdomen and pelvis revealed a dilated small bowel with a transition point, findings consistent with small bowel obstruction. Abdominopelvic ascites was also noted on imaging, which was concerning for bowel distress. He was taken to the operating room for an exploratory laparotomy, which revealed a high-grade obstruction by a foreign body, a banana stuffed in a condom, in the mid-jejunum. An enterotomy was performed to relieve the obstruction. The postoperative course was uneventful, and he was discharged three days later.

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Banana in a Condom: An Unusual Cause of Small Bowel Obstruction

Tudas¹,

Rao²,

García³

et al. 2023

Cureus

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“…While previous research using ATR-FTIR spectroscopy has analyzed cocaine and NBOMe derivatives impregnated into paper fabrics [14][15][16][17], this is the first study to examine its use for detecting and quantifying NPS and cutting agents impregnated into paper. Research from Ford and Berg confirmed that NPS were being smuggled into UK prisons impregnated into paper and aided in the choice of NPS used in this study [19].…”

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“…The diversity shown by criminal organizations in the concealment of drugs to be trafficked internationally is not a new phenomenon and includes matrices such as bottled liquids, impregnated paper, impregnated clothing and polymeric materials [14][15][16][17]. These methods of concealment had been reported for traditional drugs of abuse such as cocaine and amfetamine in boarders across the world [14,16].…”

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Rapid detection of synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists impregnated into paper by attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy

Coombs,

Abdelkader,

Tang

et al. 2023

Journal of Forensic Sciences

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The last few years have witnessed the change in the modalities of smuggling of synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists (SCRAs) by impregnating them in mail envelopes and fast parcels. Considering the aforementioned scenario, it is important to develop a portable technique to identifying SCRAs through packages. The purpose of this research was to detect SCRAs impregnated into substrates of paper using attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared (ATR‐FTIR) spectroscopy. Three SCRAs that included 5F‐PB‐22, AB‐FUBINACA and AKB‐48 were purchased from Sigma Aldrich. The three SCRAs and four cutting agents were impregnated into paper of variable thickness at four concentrations (10, 15, 20, and 25 mg/mL). Spectra were collected over the wavenumber range of 650–4000 cm−1 using ATR‐FTIR spectroscopy and were exported to Matlab 2020b where data analysis was applied. The FTIR spectral data was able to show the three SCRAs could be detected on paper using ATR‐FTIR spectroscopy and quantitatively modeled using the partial least squares regression algorithm. Principal component analysis showed separate clustering for the compounds that crystallized (5F‐PB‐22, AB‐FUBINACA and caffeine) onto the papers surface from those impregnated into the bulk of the paper (AKB‐48 and procaine) with the latter situated near blank papers in score plots. In summary, ATR‐FTIR spectroscopy has proven to be a successful non‐destructive technique in detecting and quantifying a selection of SCRAs impregnated into paper.

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“…Finally, in view of the increasing number of cases across the country, emergency physicians should indeed be familiar with the management of a body packer, but this has yet to be clarified by more studies on the subject. Emergency physicians need to be aware of the most frequent complication risks, that is, obstruction and digestive stagnation in case of micro-industrial pellets [ 12 ], but must also remain vigilant to the rarer risk of massive intoxication in case of pellets rupture of lesser quality [ 6 , 13 ].…”

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Body-packing, a public health issue requiring more researches

Fremery,

Pujo,

Aboikoni

et al. 2024

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

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Liquid cocaine body packing: a rare method for drug smuggling

Cited by 5 publications

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Banana in a Condom: An Unusual Cause of Small Bowel Obstruction

Banana in a Condom: An Unusual Cause of Small Bowel Obstruction

Rapid detection of synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists impregnated into paper by attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy

Body-packing, a public health issue requiring more researches

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