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Legal status in Caribbean Netherlands (BES)
Per-substance legal status for Caribbean Netherlands (BES), from sourced statutes where available. Legal information, not legal advice; drug laws change, so confirm with the destination’s embassy or drug authority before you travel.
Confirmed legal status
2C-B
- Legal status
- Controlled under the Caribbean Netherlands (BES) narcotics law (old-Antillean Opium Ordinance via the WvS-BES framework), possession, sale and trafficking are offences and the precise instrument and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current law; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
- Consequences if caught
- 2C-B is controlled in the Caribbean Netherlands (BES) under the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework). In the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, the BES islands), drugs fall under the old-Antillean narcotics law applied through the WvS-BES penal framework, NOT the European Netherlands' Opium-Act tolerance, penalties are HARSHER than in the European Netherlands. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise instrument and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current law. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. This cell is sourced via the Library of Congress and the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) pending a clean territory-primary statute portal.
- If prescribed / medical
- Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
- Documentation
- In the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, the BES islands), drugs fall under the old-Antillean narcotics law applied through the WvS-BES penal framework, NOT the European Netherlands' Opium-Act tolerance, penalties are HARSHER than in the European Netherlands. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise instrument and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current law. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. This cell is sourced via the Library of Congress and the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) pending a clean territory-primary statute portal. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Caribbean Netherlands (BES) narcotics law, old-Antillean Opium Ordinance via the WvS-BES penal framework · loc.gov · unodc.org · Updated June 28, 2026
Benzodiazepines
- Legal status
- Controlled under the Caribbean Netherlands (BES) narcotics law (old-Antillean Opium Ordinance via the WvS-BES framework), possession, sale and trafficking are offences and the precise instrument and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current law; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
- Consequences if caught
- Benzodiazepines is controlled in the Caribbean Netherlands (BES) under the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework). In the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, the BES islands), drugs fall under the old-Antillean narcotics law applied through the WvS-BES penal framework, NOT the European Netherlands' Opium-Act tolerance, penalties are HARSHER than in the European Netherlands. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise instrument and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current law. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. This cell is sourced via the Library of Congress and the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) pending a clean territory-primary statute portal.
- If prescribed / medical
- Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
- Documentation
- In the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, the BES islands), drugs fall under the old-Antillean narcotics law applied through the WvS-BES penal framework, NOT the European Netherlands' Opium-Act tolerance, penalties are HARSHER than in the European Netherlands. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise instrument and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current law. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. This cell is sourced via the Library of Congress and the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) pending a clean territory-primary statute portal. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Caribbean Netherlands (BES) narcotics law, old-Antillean Opium Ordinance via the WvS-BES penal framework · loc.gov · unodc.org · Updated June 28, 2026
Cannabis / THC
- Legal status
- Cannabis is prohibited in the Caribbean Netherlands (BES) under the old-Antillean narcotics law applied through the WvS-BES framework, penalties are harsher than in the European Netherlands, a 2024 proposal to harmonize soft-drug tolerance with the Netherlands was rejected, and cannabis cultivation is prosecuted; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
- Consequences if caught
- Cannabis is prohibited in the Caribbean Netherlands (BES) under the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework); penalties are harsher than in the European Netherlands, a 2024 tolerance-harmonization proposal was rejected, and cultivation is prosecuted. In the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, the BES islands), drugs fall under the old-Antillean narcotics law applied through the WvS-BES penal framework, NOT the European Netherlands' Opium-Act tolerance, penalties are HARSHER than in the European Netherlands. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise instrument and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current law. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. This cell is sourced via the Library of Congress and the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) pending a clean territory-primary statute portal.
- If prescribed / medical
- Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
- Documentation
- In the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, the BES islands), drugs fall under the old-Antillean narcotics law applied through the WvS-BES penal framework, NOT the European Netherlands' Opium-Act tolerance, penalties are HARSHER than in the European Netherlands. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise instrument and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current law. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. This cell is sourced via the Library of Congress and the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) pending a clean territory-primary statute portal. Cannabis is treated differently from the European Netherlands: it is prohibited with harsher penalties, a 2024 soft-drug tolerance-harmonization proposal was rejected, and cultivation is prosecuted. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Caribbean Netherlands (BES) narcotics law, old-Antillean Opium Ordinance via the WvS-BES penal framework · loc.gov · unodc.org · Updated June 28, 2026
Cocaine
- Legal status
- Controlled under the Caribbean Netherlands (BES) narcotics law (old-Antillean Opium Ordinance via the WvS-BES framework), possession, sale and trafficking are offences and the precise instrument and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current law; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
- Consequences if caught
- Cocaine is controlled in the Caribbean Netherlands (BES) under the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework). In the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, the BES islands), drugs fall under the old-Antillean narcotics law applied through the WvS-BES penal framework, NOT the European Netherlands' Opium-Act tolerance, penalties are HARSHER than in the European Netherlands. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise instrument and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current law. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. This cell is sourced via the Library of Congress and the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) pending a clean territory-primary statute portal.
- If prescribed / medical
- Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
- Documentation
- In the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, the BES islands), drugs fall under the old-Antillean narcotics law applied through the WvS-BES penal framework, NOT the European Netherlands' Opium-Act tolerance, penalties are HARSHER than in the European Netherlands. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise instrument and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current law. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. This cell is sourced via the Library of Congress and the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) pending a clean territory-primary statute portal. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Caribbean Netherlands (BES) narcotics law, old-Antillean Opium Ordinance via the WvS-BES penal framework · loc.gov · unodc.org · Updated June 28, 2026
DMT
- Legal status
- Controlled under the Caribbean Netherlands (BES) narcotics law (old-Antillean Opium Ordinance via the WvS-BES framework), possession, sale and trafficking are offences and the precise instrument and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current law; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
- Consequences if caught
- DMT is controlled in the Caribbean Netherlands (BES) under the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework). In the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, the BES islands), drugs fall under the old-Antillean narcotics law applied through the WvS-BES penal framework, NOT the European Netherlands' Opium-Act tolerance, penalties are HARSHER than in the European Netherlands. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise instrument and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current law. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. This cell is sourced via the Library of Congress and the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) pending a clean territory-primary statute portal.
- If prescribed / medical
- Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
- Documentation
- In the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, the BES islands), drugs fall under the old-Antillean narcotics law applied through the WvS-BES penal framework, NOT the European Netherlands' Opium-Act tolerance, penalties are HARSHER than in the European Netherlands. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise instrument and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current law. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. This cell is sourced via the Library of Congress and the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) pending a clean territory-primary statute portal. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Caribbean Netherlands (BES) narcotics law, old-Antillean Opium Ordinance via the WvS-BES penal framework · loc.gov · unodc.org · Updated June 28, 2026
Fentanyl
- Legal status
- Controlled under the Caribbean Netherlands (BES) narcotics law (old-Antillean Opium Ordinance via the WvS-BES framework), possession, sale and trafficking are offences and the precise instrument and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current law; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
- Consequences if caught
- Fentanyl is controlled in the Caribbean Netherlands (BES) under the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework). In the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, the BES islands), drugs fall under the old-Antillean narcotics law applied through the WvS-BES penal framework, NOT the European Netherlands' Opium-Act tolerance, penalties are HARSHER than in the European Netherlands. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise instrument and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current law. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. This cell is sourced via the Library of Congress and the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) pending a clean territory-primary statute portal.
- If prescribed / medical
- Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
- Documentation
- In the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, the BES islands), drugs fall under the old-Antillean narcotics law applied through the WvS-BES penal framework, NOT the European Netherlands' Opium-Act tolerance, penalties are HARSHER than in the European Netherlands. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise instrument and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current law. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. This cell is sourced via the Library of Congress and the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) pending a clean territory-primary statute portal. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Caribbean Netherlands (BES) narcotics law, old-Antillean Opium Ordinance via the WvS-BES penal framework · loc.gov · unodc.org · Updated June 28, 2026
GHB
- Legal status
- Controlled under the Caribbean Netherlands (BES) narcotics law (old-Antillean Opium Ordinance via the WvS-BES framework), possession, sale and trafficking are offences and the precise instrument and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current law; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
- Consequences if caught
- GHB is controlled in the Caribbean Netherlands (BES) under the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework). In the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, the BES islands), drugs fall under the old-Antillean narcotics law applied through the WvS-BES penal framework, NOT the European Netherlands' Opium-Act tolerance, penalties are HARSHER than in the European Netherlands. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise instrument and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current law. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. This cell is sourced via the Library of Congress and the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) pending a clean territory-primary statute portal.
- If prescribed / medical
- Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
- Documentation
- In the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, the BES islands), drugs fall under the old-Antillean narcotics law applied through the WvS-BES penal framework, NOT the European Netherlands' Opium-Act tolerance, penalties are HARSHER than in the European Netherlands. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise instrument and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current law. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. This cell is sourced via the Library of Congress and the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) pending a clean territory-primary statute portal. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Caribbean Netherlands (BES) narcotics law, old-Antillean Opium Ordinance via the WvS-BES penal framework · loc.gov · unodc.org · Updated June 28, 2026
Heroin
- Legal status
- Controlled under the Caribbean Netherlands (BES) narcotics law (old-Antillean Opium Ordinance via the WvS-BES framework), possession, sale and trafficking are offences and the precise instrument and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current law; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
- Consequences if caught
- Heroin is controlled in the Caribbean Netherlands (BES) under the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework). In the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, the BES islands), drugs fall under the old-Antillean narcotics law applied through the WvS-BES penal framework, NOT the European Netherlands' Opium-Act tolerance, penalties are HARSHER than in the European Netherlands. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise instrument and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current law. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. This cell is sourced via the Library of Congress and the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) pending a clean territory-primary statute portal.
- If prescribed / medical
- Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
- Documentation
- In the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, the BES islands), drugs fall under the old-Antillean narcotics law applied through the WvS-BES penal framework, NOT the European Netherlands' Opium-Act tolerance, penalties are HARSHER than in the European Netherlands. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise instrument and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current law. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. This cell is sourced via the Library of Congress and the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) pending a clean territory-primary statute portal. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Caribbean Netherlands (BES) narcotics law, old-Antillean Opium Ordinance via the WvS-BES penal framework · loc.gov · unodc.org · Updated June 28, 2026
LSD
- Legal status
- Controlled under the Caribbean Netherlands (BES) narcotics law (old-Antillean Opium Ordinance via the WvS-BES framework), possession, sale and trafficking are offences and the precise instrument and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current law; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
- Consequences if caught
- LSD is controlled in the Caribbean Netherlands (BES) under the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework). In the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, the BES islands), drugs fall under the old-Antillean narcotics law applied through the WvS-BES penal framework, NOT the European Netherlands' Opium-Act tolerance, penalties are HARSHER than in the European Netherlands. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise instrument and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current law. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. This cell is sourced via the Library of Congress and the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) pending a clean territory-primary statute portal.
- If prescribed / medical
- Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
- Documentation
- In the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, the BES islands), drugs fall under the old-Antillean narcotics law applied through the WvS-BES penal framework, NOT the European Netherlands' Opium-Act tolerance, penalties are HARSHER than in the European Netherlands. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise instrument and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current law. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. This cell is sourced via the Library of Congress and the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) pending a clean territory-primary statute portal. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Caribbean Netherlands (BES) narcotics law, old-Antillean Opium Ordinance via the WvS-BES penal framework · loc.gov · unodc.org · Updated June 28, 2026
MDMA
- Legal status
- Controlled under the Caribbean Netherlands (BES) narcotics law (old-Antillean Opium Ordinance via the WvS-BES framework), possession, sale and trafficking are offences and the precise instrument and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current law; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
- Consequences if caught
- MDMA is controlled in the Caribbean Netherlands (BES) under the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework). In the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, the BES islands), drugs fall under the old-Antillean narcotics law applied through the WvS-BES penal framework, NOT the European Netherlands' Opium-Act tolerance, penalties are HARSHER than in the European Netherlands. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise instrument and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current law. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. This cell is sourced via the Library of Congress and the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) pending a clean territory-primary statute portal.
- If prescribed / medical
- Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
- Documentation
- In the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, the BES islands), drugs fall under the old-Antillean narcotics law applied through the WvS-BES penal framework, NOT the European Netherlands' Opium-Act tolerance, penalties are HARSHER than in the European Netherlands. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise instrument and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current law. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. This cell is sourced via the Library of Congress and the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) pending a clean territory-primary statute portal. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Caribbean Netherlands (BES) narcotics law, old-Antillean Opium Ordinance via the WvS-BES penal framework · loc.gov · unodc.org · Updated June 28, 2026
Mescaline
- Legal status
- Controlled under the Caribbean Netherlands (BES) narcotics law (old-Antillean Opium Ordinance via the WvS-BES framework), possession, sale and trafficking are offences and the precise instrument and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current law; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
- Consequences if caught
- Mescaline is controlled in the Caribbean Netherlands (BES) under the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework). In the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, the BES islands), drugs fall under the old-Antillean narcotics law applied through the WvS-BES penal framework, NOT the European Netherlands' Opium-Act tolerance, penalties are HARSHER than in the European Netherlands. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise instrument and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current law. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. This cell is sourced via the Library of Congress and the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) pending a clean territory-primary statute portal.
- If prescribed / medical
- Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
- Documentation
- In the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, the BES islands), drugs fall under the old-Antillean narcotics law applied through the WvS-BES penal framework, NOT the European Netherlands' Opium-Act tolerance, penalties are HARSHER than in the European Netherlands. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise instrument and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current law. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. This cell is sourced via the Library of Congress and the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) pending a clean territory-primary statute portal. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Caribbean Netherlands (BES) narcotics law, old-Antillean Opium Ordinance via the WvS-BES penal framework · loc.gov · unodc.org · Updated June 28, 2026
Methamphetamine
- Legal status
- Controlled under the Caribbean Netherlands (BES) narcotics law (old-Antillean Opium Ordinance via the WvS-BES framework), possession, sale and trafficking are offences and the precise instrument and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current law; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
- Consequences if caught
- Methamphetamine is controlled in the Caribbean Netherlands (BES) under the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework). In the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, the BES islands), drugs fall under the old-Antillean narcotics law applied through the WvS-BES penal framework, NOT the European Netherlands' Opium-Act tolerance, penalties are HARSHER than in the European Netherlands. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise instrument and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current law. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. This cell is sourced via the Library of Congress and the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) pending a clean territory-primary statute portal.
- If prescribed / medical
- Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
- Documentation
- In the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, the BES islands), drugs fall under the old-Antillean narcotics law applied through the WvS-BES penal framework, NOT the European Netherlands' Opium-Act tolerance, penalties are HARSHER than in the European Netherlands. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise instrument and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current law. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. This cell is sourced via the Library of Congress and the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) pending a clean territory-primary statute portal. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Caribbean Netherlands (BES) narcotics law, old-Antillean Opium Ordinance via the WvS-BES penal framework · loc.gov · unodc.org · Updated June 28, 2026
PCP
- Legal status
- Controlled under the Caribbean Netherlands (BES) narcotics law (old-Antillean Opium Ordinance via the WvS-BES framework), possession, sale and trafficking are offences and the precise instrument and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current law; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
- Consequences if caught
- PCP is controlled in the Caribbean Netherlands (BES) under the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework). In the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, the BES islands), drugs fall under the old-Antillean narcotics law applied through the WvS-BES penal framework, NOT the European Netherlands' Opium-Act tolerance, penalties are HARSHER than in the European Netherlands. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise instrument and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current law. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. This cell is sourced via the Library of Congress and the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) pending a clean territory-primary statute portal.
- If prescribed / medical
- Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
- Documentation
- In the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, the BES islands), drugs fall under the old-Antillean narcotics law applied through the WvS-BES penal framework, NOT the European Netherlands' Opium-Act tolerance, penalties are HARSHER than in the European Netherlands. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise instrument and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current law. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. This cell is sourced via the Library of Congress and the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) pending a clean territory-primary statute portal. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Caribbean Netherlands (BES) narcotics law, old-Antillean Opium Ordinance via the WvS-BES penal framework · loc.gov · unodc.org · Updated June 28, 2026
Psilocybin
- Legal status
- Controlled under the Caribbean Netherlands (BES) narcotics law (old-Antillean Opium Ordinance via the WvS-BES framework), possession, sale and trafficking are offences and the precise instrument and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current law; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
- Consequences if caught
- Psilocybin is controlled in the Caribbean Netherlands (BES) under the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework). In the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, the BES islands), drugs fall under the old-Antillean narcotics law applied through the WvS-BES penal framework, NOT the European Netherlands' Opium-Act tolerance, penalties are HARSHER than in the European Netherlands. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise instrument and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current law. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. This cell is sourced via the Library of Congress and the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) pending a clean territory-primary statute portal.
- If prescribed / medical
- Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
- Documentation
- In the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, the BES islands), drugs fall under the old-Antillean narcotics law applied through the WvS-BES penal framework, NOT the European Netherlands' Opium-Act tolerance, penalties are HARSHER than in the European Netherlands. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise instrument and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current law. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. This cell is sourced via the Library of Congress and the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) pending a clean territory-primary statute portal. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Caribbean Netherlands (BES) narcotics law, old-Antillean Opium Ordinance via the WvS-BES penal framework · loc.gov · unodc.org · Updated June 28, 2026
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Not individually verified
74 substances are not individually verified for Caribbean Netherlands (BES)
For these the governing national drug law is cited, but we have not verified that the substance specifically is scheduled under it. Treat them as unanswered, not as legal. Confirm with Caribbean Netherlands (BES)’s drug authority or your embassy.
| Substance | What we found |
|---|---|
| 1P-LSD | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| 2-FDCK | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| 25I-NBOMe | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| 2C-E | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| 2C-I | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| 2C-T-7 | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| 3-MMC | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| 4-AcO-DMT | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| 4-HO-MET | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| 5-MeO-DMT (Bufo / Toad) | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| 6-APB | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| 7-Hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| Adderall | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| Alcohol | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| Amanita muscaria | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| Amphetamine | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| Amyl Nitrite | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| Ayahuasca | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| Barbiturates | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| Buprenorphine | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| Caffeine | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| Cannabinol | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| Cathinone | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| CBD | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| Clonazepam | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| Codeine | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| Crack Cocaine | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| Delta-8-THC | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| Diazepam | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| DOM | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| DXM | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| Ephedrine | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| Etizolam | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| Gabapentin | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| GBL | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| HHC | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| Hydrocodone | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| Ketamine | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| Khat | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| Kratom | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| Lorazepam | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| LSA (Morning Glory) | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| MDA | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| MDPV | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| Memantine | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| Mephedrone (4-MMC) | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| Methadone | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| Methaqualone (Quaaludes) | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| Methylone | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| Methylphenidate | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| Mitragynine | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| Modafinil | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| Morphine | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| MXE | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| Nicotine | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| Nimetazepam | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| Nitrous Oxide | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| Opium | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| Oxycodone | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| Peyote | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| Phenibut | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| Pink Cocaine / Tusi | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| Poppers | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| Pregabalin | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| Quetiapine | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| Salvia divinorum | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| Scopolamine (Devil's Breath) | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| Synthetic Cannabinoids (K2 / Spice) | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| THC-P | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| Tobacco | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| Tramadol | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| Xanax (Alprazolam) | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| Xylazine | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
| Zolpidem | Not confirmed, the BES narcotics law (the old-Antillean Opium Ordinance applied through the WvS-BES penal framework)... |
Drug laws and enforcement change and vary by country. This is not legal advice. Always confirm with the destination’s embassy or official drug authority before traveling; penalties can be severe, including imprisonment.
Before you travel
Verify current rules with the destination country’s official drug authority and your own country’s embassy before traveling. Find the destination’s U.S. embassy & official country guidance →
Non-U.S. travelers: check your own government’s travel advisory and embassy.
If you’re detained or arrested abroad
Contact your own country’s embassy or consulate in the destination immediately, not the destination’s authorities. U.S. citizens: contact the nearest U.S. embassy/consulate and the U.S. State Department at +1-202-501-4444 (from abroad). If a U.S. citizen is arrested or detained abroad →