Horrocks A W
Department of Radiology, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester.
Clin Radiol. 1992 May;45(5):322-5. doi: 10.1016/s0009-9260(05)80084-4.
Drug smuggling by intra-abdominal concealment is now a world-wide problem. This paper describes the establishment of a plain radiography service to assist customs officers of Manchester International Airport (MIA) in their work. Over a 2 1/2 year period, 158 suspected 'body packers' were radiographed, resulting in nine positive detections. The existence of the service has resulted in the apparent abandonment of MIA as a port of entry by an organized group of cocaine smugglers. Practical and ethical problems are described. This service is felt to be essential by the customs officers and a valuable service to society by the radiologists and hospital authorities concerned.
通过腹部藏匿进行毒品走私现已成为一个全球性问题。本文介绍了为协助曼彻斯特国际机场（MIA）海关官员工作而设立的X线平片检查服务。在两年半的时间里，对158名疑似“人体藏毒者”进行了X线检查，结果发现9例阳性。该服务的存在导致一个有组织的可卡因走私团伙明显不再将MIA作为入境口岸。文中描述了实际问题和伦理问题。海关官员认为这项服务至关重要，相关放射科医生和医院当局则认为这是一项对社会有价值的服务。
