Criminology and Psychology

couriers have died after packages have ruptured and poisoned their systems with massive doses of narcotics. Couriers who die transporting narcotics are "sliced like pieces of meat" by drug barons intent on getting their product to market, the head of the Revenue Commissioners' drug law enforcement arm has revealed. Over €135m worth of illegal drugs have been seized by customs so far this year -- although most of this figure comes from the €110m haul of cocaine found off the coast of Cork last summer. Michael Colgan said yesterday that four "stuffers and swallowers" -- couriers who ingest drugs or carry them internally -- have been caught in Dublin Airport so far this year. "Couriers have died," he said. "They've just been sliced open like pieces of meat. There's no regard for health and safety, they (drug barons) just want to deliver their consignment. The poor unfortunates are of no interest to them. "Our experience would be that mos...