Forensic as Environmental Entomotoxicology Counterpart Sri Adelila Sari, Dinda Hawari, Lia Mardiana Nasution & Yuni Rahmadina
Department Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Sciences, Universitas Negeri Medan, 20221 Medan Estate, North Sumatera, Indonesia
Abstract
The number of unnatural deaths often occur lately, some of the causes include murder, poisoning, suicide, traffic accidents such as drowning, and drug overdose. When a corpse is found to have decomposed, the cause is often undetected. In 2015 WHO provided data on the causes of death caused by drug abuse such as drugs which claimed 167,750 of the 450 million population. National Narcotics Agency (BNN) provides data on Indonesian society, which is dominated by teenagers, with at least 15 thousand each year using drugs. Deaths from overdoses are too late to detect. Based on this, Post Mortem Interval (PMI) is needed in identifying bodies. PMI is used to determine the last situation of the victim in revealing the cause and identification of the time of death. The development of a new method using insects as a tool in the process of identifying corpses, this science is called forensic entomology. The use of insects is considered capable because, during the decomposition stage, the tissue used in toxicological analysis becomes less sensitive and can produce erroneous results. Based on the description above, this study was proposed based on the available literature to increase knowledge about the forensic of illegal drugs on insects as the counterpart of environmental entomotoxicology.
Keywords: Forensic, environmental, and entomotoxicology
