Author: Thomas Mac Mahon / Editor: Fiona Mendes / Codes: PhC3, SLO1, SLO2, SLO7, XC3 / Published: 03/02/2023

A 19-year-old man is brought to your Emergency Department (ED) by police officers based at the nearby international airport. He was arrested on suspicion of having concealed drugs internally.

The police officers give you written authorisation from the local police inspector for an intimate body search and x-ray to determine if packages have been swallowed.

The man has no symptoms and denies possessing any drugs.

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