Cesáreo Fernández Alonso , Elena Descalzo Casado , Oscar Quintela Jorge , Carmen Megía Morales , Begoña Bravo Serrano , Andrés Santiago-Sáez
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Abstract
Introduction
Burundanga or potion with scopolamine is a substance that has gained great notoriety in cases of drug facilitated crimes (DFC). San Carlos Clinical Hospital (SCCH) has a clinical practice guide in suspected DFC. The toxicological analysis (TA) is carried out at the National Institute of Toxicology and Forensic Sciences (INTCF) in Madrid.
Objective
To analyze cases of suspicion of DFC due to scopolamine in SCCH.
Methods
Retrospective observational study of cases registered as possible SQ in the HCSC with scopolamine identified in the toxicological analysis (TA) between March 2015 and 2021.
Results
In only 1 of 292 (0.3%) records in the SCCH were identified scopolamine (128,2 ng/ml) in urine using liquid chromatography techniques coupled with mass spectrometry. A 34-year-old man was referred to the emergency room for anticholinergic symptoms, referring to a crime against property.
Conclusions
Scopolamine is a substance identified in an exceptional way in cases of suspected SQ in SCCH.