Body Packing
Also known asPacking, Body · Body Stuffing · Stuffing, Body · Body Pushing · Pushing, Body · Body Packers · Body Packer · Packer, Body · Packers, Body · Body Stuffers · Body Stuffer · Stuffer, Body
Definition
Concealing of drugs within the gastrointestinal tract or other body orifice for purposes of DRUG SMUGGLING or to avoid detection by law enforcement. Contraband other than drugs is also sometimes smuggled this way.
MeSH classification
- I01.198.240.142
- I01.880.735.191.026
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Source: NIH MeSH 2026 (D000075066) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗