First, a startling CT image at their site, and after you see that, a little Emergency Medicine:
Brazilian police have released X-ray images of an Irishman they allege swallowed dozens of cocaine capsules in an attempt to smuggle the drug out of Sao Paolo….
The medical images show 72 bags packed with the drug in his gastrointestinal tract.
via Coked up: Man had 72 drug bags in belly – World news – Americas – msnbc.com.
From the CT image (which is cool, go see it) this represents the forethought-involved “Packer”, as opposed to the ‘cheese it, it’s the cops, swallow the drugs’ “Stuffer”.
Packers think ahead, carry a lot of drugs, and (if memory serves) are more likely to die if their packaging ruptures. Stuffers, though, are much more likely to show symptoms, get brought to ED’s (via the cops), and live to stuff another day.
I wonder what 2 pounds of cocaine sells for in Ireland… (It’s not enough to spend the rest of your life in a Brazilian prison).
