Wittau M, Weber D, Reher B, Link K H, Henne-Bruns D, Siech M
Abt. Chirurgie I, Universitätsklinik der Universität Ulm.
Chirurg. 2004 Apr;75(4):436-41. doi: 10.1007/s00104-004-0841-9.
Body packing is a well recognized method of drug trafficking by smuggling drug containers in the gastrointestinal tract. Medical professionals might get involved with body packers after presentation by law enforcement or in case of medical emergencies such as drug overdose or mechanical intestinal obstruction due to the containers within the gastrointestinal tract. Besides the medical aspects in treating these patients, physicians must be aware of all the different legal specifics in dealing with body packers. In case of medical emergencies, drug traffickers have the legal status of regular patients with respect to professional medical discretion. The question remains of what physicians should do with the drugs after surgical removal? Even though the body packer remains the legal owner of the drugs, physicians may not return the drugs, since that constitutes the criminal offence of dealing in narcotics. Returning the drugs to law enforcement authorities is also prohibited because of professional medical discretion. The only way out of this predicament is for physicians to destroy the drugs under the observation of witnesses.
人体藏毒是一种通过在胃肠道中偷运毒品容器来进行毒品走私的公认方法。在执法部门将人体藏毒者送来就医时，或者在出现医疗紧急情况（如药物过量或由于胃肠道内的容器导致机械性肠梗阻）时，医学专业人员可能会接触到这些人体藏毒者。除了治疗这些患者的医学方面，医生必须了解处理人体藏毒者的所有不同法律细节。在医疗紧急情况下，就专业医疗裁量权而言，毒贩具有普通患者的法律地位。问题仍然存在，即医生在手术取出毒品后应该如何处理这些毒品？尽管人体藏毒者仍然是毒品的合法所有者，但医生不得归还毒品，因为这构成了贩卖毒品的刑事犯罪。出于专业医疗裁量权的考虑，将毒品归还给执法当局也是被禁止的。摆脱这种困境的唯一办法是医生在证人的监督下销毁毒品。
