Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Body Packing

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.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

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.

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Synonyms

21 entry terms
  • Body Pushing
  • Body Stuffing
  • Packing, Body
  • Pushing, Body
  • Stuffing, Body
  • Body Packers
  • Body Pushers
  • Body Stuffers
  • Drug Mules
  • Body Packer
  • Body Pusher
  • Body Stuffer
  • Drug Mule
  • Mule, Drug
  • Mules, Drug
  • Packer, Body
  • Packers, Body
  • Pusher, Body
  • Pushers, Body
  • Stuffer, Body
  • Stuffers, Body

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Aspects Covered

10 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, ethnology, history, legislation & jurisprudence, prevention & control, psychology, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

2018

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Tree Numbers

  1. I01w.198w.240w.142
  2. I01w.880w.735w.191w.026

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Body Packing. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000075066. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000075066
  2. Body Packing. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q890106