Death of a female ‘drug mule’ from peritonitis: A case report and literature review
Published online on July 11, 2026
Abstract
Medico-Legal Journal, Ahead of Print.
Concealing drugs inside the body to transport them covertly, known as ‘body packing’, can be fatal. Intestinal occlusion and poisoning are common; fatal gastric perforation is unusual. We present a rare case involving a 54-year-old female ‘drug mule’ (...
Concealing drugs inside the body to transport them covertly, known as ‘body packing’, can be fatal. Intestinal occlusion and poisoning are common; fatal gastric perforation is unusual. We present a rare case involving a 54-year-old female ‘drug mule’ (...