Courier

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COURIER. One who is sent on some public occasion as an express, to bear despatches, letters, and other papers.
2. Couriers sent by an ambassador or other public minister, are protected from arrest or molestation. Vattel, liv. 4, c. 9, Sec. 123.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.

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Body packers ingest drug packets, commonly consisting of a latex sheath, such as a condom or balloon, filled with tightly packed illicit drugs.

Radiology of body packers: the detection of internally concealed illegal materials

Human body packers are smugglers who swallow large quantities of accurately sealed packets containing about 10 g of cocaine (pure or mixed with other substances).

Multi-organ failure following severe cocaine-tetramisole intoxication in a body-packer

Body packers may present with signs and symptoms of drug toxicity resulting from ruptured/leaking packages or gastrointestinal obstruction or perforation.