. >> many of the drug couriers die in the process says radiologist mariano scaglione.if just one packet of cocaine has a a leak or tears open inse ththeir intestinines, the resus almost c certain death. scaglione has teamed up with the italian authoritieies to crack down on the practice. >> the pellets you can see are in the intestine. there are 20 to 30 here, each about 7 or 8 centimeters long. they're packed close together. it's an incredible quantity of cocaine. >>>> and as the e radiologit explaiains, many couountries k the technical memeans to detet this form of smuggling. >> cocaine wrapped up in a condom will not show up in a normal x-ray. the smugglers now use new materials to avoid detection and prosecution. sometimes it's hard for us to distinguish between these pellets and fo being digted. i remember thinking g one time they could easily be gnocchi. >> somebody is a carerer from sosomewhe carrrryi drugs,, arririving in italaly. ifif theerson n cannot dischare the goods, they will just tie the person on the ground, tie the arms, and wait for the person to die