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[Procedures and findings in the study of "body-packing" in Hannover]
Beitrage Zur Gerichtlichen Medizin
|January 1, 1989
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Customs officers increasingly conduct body packing examinations for drug smuggling. This paper evaluates diagnostic techniques and legal aspects of these invasive searches.
Area of Science:
- Forensic medicine
- Radiology
- Legal medicine
Context:
- Significant increase in body packing examinations by customs.
- Focus on detecting concealed drugs within the intestinal tract and vagina.
- Legal framework governing customs searches in Germany.
Purpose:
- To evaluate the effectiveness of various diagnostic imaging techniques for body packing detection.
- To analyze the legal basis and implications of body packing examinations.
- To share practical experience from Hannover regarding these procedures.
Summary:
- The study assesses diagnostic methods used in body packing investigations, where individuals conceal drugs internally.
- It highlights the rising trend of such examinations by customs authorities.
- Legal considerations pertinent to these searches are also addressed.
Impact:
- Provides insights into optimizing diagnostic strategies for internal drug smuggling detection.
- Informs legal and medical professionals about the challenges and procedures involved in body packing cases.
- Contributes to understanding the evolving landscape of border security and forensic investigations.
Abstract:
During the last year the number of examinations of living persons ordered by custom officers to find out if they are possibly carrying drugs inside their intestinal tract or vagina in the meaning of "Body-Packing" increased severely. In this paper the value of different diagnostic techniques is demonstrated according to experience we gained at Hannover during the last years. Principal questions of german federal law as basis of these examinations are discussed.