Southeast Asia: The Strictest Laws for Drug Traffickers (EDITED)

The most obvious difference in drug laws in Southeast Asia is the death penalty. Drug Dealers gets the highest penalty in any part of Southeast Asia. If you are caught with purchasing, selling or using drugs, you can be imprisoned, deported or banned from entering the Southeast Asia country again. A person may also be fined some amount and maybe serve a short number of days/month in prison while your case is being on trial.

Unlike the United States, recreational use does not apply in these countries. If you’re using it, it's all the same the thing and will be considered illegal. Especially if you are a foreigner and they know that you are, you’re going to pay big time!

Although the Spanish countries make money from drugs, these countries will not tolerate it:

Philippines

Philippines have death penalty here for illegal drugs. Drug laws in the Philippines are quite stringent with the death as the ultimate penalty. Although the death penalty was set aside a few years ago, Philippine jail experience can be worst than death. According to the Dangerous Drug Acts of 2002, "death penalty for drug traffickers caught with at least 0.3 ounce of opium, morphine, heroin, cocaine, marijuana resin, or at least 17 ounces of marijuana” or any illegal drugs. To battle the drug trafficking, the president of Philippines orders to have every high school in the country to have random student drug testing.

Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 - Philippines (ASEANSEC.org)

Dug War Chronicle-Phillipines President Orders Random Testing of all High School Students (StopTheWar.org)

Vietnam

Drug trafficking has been an increasing problem in Vietnam. You will be sentenced as a criminal when someone is caught using drugs. For instance, two ringleaders who were caught drug trafficking heroin from Vietnam to Laos will face the firing squad. Other members will receive life in jail or up to 13 to 20 years.

Drug War Chronicles-Southeast Asia: Vietnam Ponders Drug Discriminalization

Prauda-Three members of drug smuggling in Vietnam

Thailand

With the war on drugs in Thailand, the number of arrest dropped from 2002 with 215, 2009 to 58,253 in 2004. According to Thaigers, in Thailand, illicit drugs are in five categories. Category 1contains heroin, LSD and amphetamines and category 2 is considered to be ordinary narcotics. Any drugs produced, sold or imported within category 1 can result in the death penalty. Otherwise category 1 and 2 can max at 10 years imprisonment. Thailand also has the right to question, detain, search the premises, search the person, and seize any drugs or any "properties used to commit an offense". This is

Life in Thailand- Drugs in Thailand

Thaigurs-Thai Drug Law

Cambodia

The country no longer have death penalty but possession of 80 grams of heroin can get you in prison for life. Therefore, even will small amount of drugs can still get you behind bars for a long time.

Drug Control -Cambodia Law

People's Daily Online-Cambodia to work out new law to Punish Drug Traffickers

Indonesia

One of the most strictest southeast Asian country that does not tolerate drugs is Indonesia due to drug traffickers being sentenced to death. According to, The Huffington Post, "by the end of 2008, about 140 people were on death row, including more than 40 foreigners, most of them for drug-related crimes".

The Huffington Post- Indonesia: Iranian Women Suspected of Smuggling $12.5M of Meth

Indonesia Life or Death Drug Laws (talkingdrugs.org)

I am very worried about the drug situation in the world. I would say that the drug laws in these countries are harsh. Rehabilitation counseling is mandatory and is often imposed on convicted drug users. But in many of these countries rehabilitation programs are not effective.

All I can say is, if they don't catch you then you won't be punished. If they catch you in the other hand you will have a really bad punishment. And yes if you go to places where it is sold then you could get it easily. But remember, there’s no such thing as legal drugs in Southeast Asia. All are illegal drugs. If you get caught you'll go to jail and pay a fine. You can get off by offering cops cash, but if you're offering a cash be sure that the cop likes to have money because if they don't then you'll have a long time in prison. I suggest that you buy drugs elsewhere.

Just remember not to bring any type of drug with you even if it's for personal use. Don't carry anything for you, for others, nor for profits.