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A fatal case of cannabis body-packing: About an autopsy case report
Sarra Ben Abderrahim1, Meriem Gharbaoui2, Mohamed Amine Zaara1
1Department of Forensic Medicine, Charles Nicolle University Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia.
Abstract:
The body packing represents an illegal drug trafficking practice across the borders of certain countries. It has experienced enormous growth in recent years. The medical literature is rich in publications interested in body packaging of cocaine or heroin with sometimes lethal consequences. However, reported cases of cannabis body packing appear to be rare, sometimes underestimated, despite the notoriety of cannabis in the illegal drug market and its wide consumption around the world. We report in this work a forensic case of a cannabis body packer deceased due toa stercoral peritonitis secondary to a double perforation of thesigmoid and rectal colon.