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Descriptor English: Body Packing
Descriptor Spanish: Transporte Intracorporal de Contrabando
Descriptor transporte intracorporal de drogas
Entry term(s) body packer
body packers
body packing
body pusher
body pushers
body pushing
body stuffer
body stuffers
body stuffing
culero
mula (narcotráfico)
mula de droga
mulas (narcotráfico)
mulas de droga
mulas de drogas
tragador
tragadores
transporte intraabdominal y endovaginal de paquetes
Scope note: Ocultación de drogas en el tracto gastrointestinal u otros orificios corporales para el TRÁFICO DE DROGAS o para evitar su detección por las fuerzas del orden. También se puede hacer contrabando de otros productos de esta forma.
Descriptor Portuguese: Transporte Intracorporal de Contrabando
Descriptor French: Transport in corpore
Entry term(s): Body Packer
Body Packers
Body Pusher
Body Pushers
Body Pushing
Body Stuffer
Body Stuffers
Body Stuffing
Drug Mule
Drug Mules
Mule, Drug
Mules, Drug
Packer, Body
Packers, Body
Packing, Body
Pusher, Body
Pushers, Body
Pushing, Body
Stuffer, Body
Stuffers, Body
Stuffing, Body
Tree number(s): I01.198.240.142
I01.880.735.191.026
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000075066
Scope note: 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.
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
EH ethnology
ES ethics
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
PC prevention & control
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
TD trends
Public MeSH Note: 2018
History Note: 2018
DeCS ID: 57285
Unique ID: D000075066
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Date Established: 2018/01/01
Date of Entry: 2017/07/11
Revision Date: 2017/06/23
Body Packing - Preferred
Concept UI M000629055
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Body Packing
Entry term(s) Body Pushing
Body Stuffing
Packing, Body
Pushing, Body
Stuffing, Body
Body Packers - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M000629056
Scope note Persons who conceal drugs or other contraband within their body cavities.
Preferred term Body Packers
Entry term(s) Body Packer
Body Pusher
Body Pushers
Body Stuffer
Body Stuffers
Drug Mule
Drug Mules
Mule, Drug
Mules, Drug
Packer, Body
Packers, Body
Pusher, Body
Pushers, Body
Stuffer, Body
Stuffers, Body



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