A fatally mistaken fruit juice drink: an unordinary way of cocaine intoxication

J Forensic Leg Med. 2010 Nov;17(8):434-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2010.08.008. Epub 2010 Sep 16.

Abstract

Cocaine is one of the drugs of abuse more frequently consumed in Spain. Furthermore, Spain due to its geographical position is used by trafficker's organizations as the port of entrance of cocaine in the European Union. We present here a case of a fatal intoxication caused by a mistake in the cocaine distribution net in our country. Cocaine was concealed in a tropical juice only sold by the Internet.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Beverages*
  • Citrus sinensis
  • Cocaine / analogs & derivatives
  • Cocaine / analysis
  • Cocaine / poisoning*
  • Commerce
  • Crime
  • Forensic Pathology
  • Forensic Toxicology
  • Humans
  • Internet
  • Liver / pathology
  • Male
  • Myocardium / pathology
  • Narcotics / analysis
  • Narcotics / poisoning*
  • Vitreous Body / chemistry

Substances

  • Narcotics
  • anhydroecgonine methyl ester
  • benzoylecgonine
  • Cocaine