Is Cocaine legal in Aceh (Indonesia)?

Also known as: coke, blow

Legal status

Controlled as a Category I narcotic under Indonesia's national Narcotics Law No. the precise article and threshold are left to confirmation against the current law.

Consequences if caught

Capital exposure: not established for this substance. Aceh (Indonesia) retains the death penalty for drug offences, under Indonesia's national Narcotics Law No. 35 of 2009, articles 111 to 127, for organised or large scale trafficking of Category I narcotics, and that much is established here. What is not established is this substance's own position under it: the source read here gives neither the article that would carry it nor any quantity at which it would apply. No threshold is stated in this cell because none was established. Do not read the absence of a figure as a safe amount. The country level position is the one to act on, and the substance specific position has to be settled against the current instrument.

If prescribed or medical

Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.

Documentation

In Aceh, drugs fall under Indonesia's national Narcotics Law No. 35 of 2009 (Articles 111-127), which applies in the province; Aceh ADDITIONALLY applies the qanun jinayat (Islamic criminal bylaws) imposing caning for certain offences as a corporal-punishment overlay distinct from the national penal regime. Possession and lower-level offences carry imprisonment from 4 years or court-ordered rehabilitation; the precise article and threshold are left to confirmation against the current law. This cell is sourced via the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) and the Library of Congress, with the qanun framing corroborated in free text. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Drug laws and enforcement change and vary within a country. This is not legal advice. Always confirm with Aceh (Indonesia)’s embassy or official drug authority before traveling; penalties can be severe, including imprisonment.