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PORTADOR DROGAS CUERPO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-01-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Offences and crimes
- Drugs and Drug Addiction
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- body packer
1, record 1, English, body%20packer
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Body packers are individuals who attempt to smuggle drugs across secure borders, most commonly heroin and cocaine, through internal concealment within body cavities. 1, record 1, English, - body%20packer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Infractions et crimes
- Drogues et toxicomanie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- transporteur de drogue par dissimulation intracorporelle
1, record 1, French, transporteur%20de%20drogue%20par%20dissimulation%20intracorporelle
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Infracciones y crímenes
- Drogas y toxicomanía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- portador de drogas en el cuerpo
1, record 1, Spanish, portador%20de%20drogas%20en%20el%20cuerpo
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- transportador corporal de drogas ilegales 2, record 1, Spanish, transportador%20corporal%20de%20drogas%20ilegales
masculine noun
- body packer 3, record 1, Spanish, body%20packer
see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Persona que esconde dentro de su cuerpo drogas ilegales, en general bien protegidas con fines de tráfico. 4, record 1, Spanish, - portador%20de%20drogas%20en%20el%20cuerpo
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En vez de ingerir la droga, como es el caso de los "tragadores", estos portadores la introducen en su cuerpo por vía rectal o vaginal. 5, record 1, Spanish, - portador%20de%20drogas%20en%20el%20cuerpo
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
En español, se usan los términos en inglés "body packer" y "body stuffer". La diferencia entre ellos es que el "body packer" esconde la droga con premeditación, mientras que el "body stuffer" lo hace repentinamente, por temor a ser descubierto portando sustancias ilegales. 5, record 1, Spanish, - portador%20de%20drogas%20en%20el%20cuerpo
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