Legality2C-B in Eritrea, full detail →Benzodiazepines in Eritrea, full detail →Cannabis / THC in Eritrea, full detail →Cocaine in Eritrea, full detail →DMT in Eritrea, full detail →Fentanyl in Eritrea, full detail →GHB in Eritrea, full detail →Heroin in Eritrea, full detail →LSD in Eritrea, full detail →MDMA in Eritrea, full detail →Mescaline in Eritrea, full detail →Methamphetamine in Eritrea, full detail →PCP in Eritrea, full detail →Psilocybin in Eritrea, full detail →
Legal status in Eritrea
Per-substance legal status for Eritrea, 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 Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions), trafficking is graded by scale (small-scale 3 to 5 years; commercial quantity 5 to 7 years; large commercial 7 to 10 years; supply to a minor 16 to 19 years); personal-use possession is a lesser offence; the precise article is left to confirmation against the current statute; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
- Consequences if caught
- 2C-B is controlled in Eritrea under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions). In Eritrea, drugs fall under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions), which grades drug trafficking by scale: small-scale trafficking carries 3 to 5 years, a commercial quantity 5 to 7 years, a large commercial quantity 7 to 10 years, and supply to a minor 16 to 19 years; personal-use possession is a lesser offence; the precise article is left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. Eritrea retains the death penalty for the gravest non-drug crimes, but its Penal Code drug provisions do not provide a death penalty, the maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment.
- If prescribed / medical
- Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
- Documentation
- In Eritrea, drugs fall under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions), which grades drug trafficking by scale: small-scale trafficking carries 3 to 5 years, a commercial quantity 5 to 7 years, a large commercial quantity 7 to 10 years, and supply to a minor 16 to 19 years; personal-use possession is a lesser offence; the precise article is left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. Eritrea retains the death penalty for the gravest non-drug crimes, but its Penal Code drug provisions do not provide a death penalty, the maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. Cannabis is a controlled drug under the same Penal Code, with no legal recreational or medical regime. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) · unodc.org · loc.gov · Updated June 28, 2026
Benzodiazepines
- Legal status
- Controlled under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions), trafficking is graded by scale (small-scale 3 to 5 years; commercial quantity 5 to 7 years; large commercial 7 to 10 years; supply to a minor 16 to 19 years); personal-use possession is a lesser offence; the precise article is left to confirmation against the current statute; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
- Consequences if caught
- Benzodiazepines is controlled in Eritrea under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions). In Eritrea, drugs fall under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions), which grades drug trafficking by scale: small-scale trafficking carries 3 to 5 years, a commercial quantity 5 to 7 years, a large commercial quantity 7 to 10 years, and supply to a minor 16 to 19 years; personal-use possession is a lesser offence; the precise article is left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. Eritrea retains the death penalty for the gravest non-drug crimes, but its Penal Code drug provisions do not provide a death penalty, the maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment.
- If prescribed / medical
- Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
- Documentation
- In Eritrea, drugs fall under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions), which grades drug trafficking by scale: small-scale trafficking carries 3 to 5 years, a commercial quantity 5 to 7 years, a large commercial quantity 7 to 10 years, and supply to a minor 16 to 19 years; personal-use possession is a lesser offence; the precise article is left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. Eritrea retains the death penalty for the gravest non-drug crimes, but its Penal Code drug provisions do not provide a death penalty, the maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. Cannabis is a controlled drug under the same Penal Code, with no legal recreational or medical regime. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) · unodc.org · loc.gov · Updated June 28, 2026
Cannabis / THC
- Legal status
- Cannabis is a controlled drug under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015, trafficking carries imprisonment graded by scale; no legal recreational or medical regime; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
- Consequences if caught
- Cannabis is a controlled drug in Eritrea under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions), with no legal recreational regime. In Eritrea, drugs fall under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions), which grades drug trafficking by scale: small-scale trafficking carries 3 to 5 years, a commercial quantity 5 to 7 years, a large commercial quantity 7 to 10 years, and supply to a minor 16 to 19 years; personal-use possession is a lesser offence; the precise article is left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. Eritrea retains the death penalty for the gravest non-drug crimes, but its Penal Code drug provisions do not provide a death penalty, the maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment.
- If prescribed / medical
- Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
- Documentation
- In Eritrea, drugs fall under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions), which grades drug trafficking by scale: small-scale trafficking carries 3 to 5 years, a commercial quantity 5 to 7 years, a large commercial quantity 7 to 10 years, and supply to a minor 16 to 19 years; personal-use possession is a lesser offence; the precise article is left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. Eritrea retains the death penalty for the gravest non-drug crimes, but its Penal Code drug provisions do not provide a death penalty, the maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. Cannabis is a controlled drug under the same Penal Code, with no legal recreational or medical regime. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) · unodc.org · loc.gov · Updated June 28, 2026
Cocaine
- Legal status
- Controlled under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions), trafficking is graded by scale (small-scale 3 to 5 years; commercial quantity 5 to 7 years; large commercial 7 to 10 years; supply to a minor 16 to 19 years); personal-use possession is a lesser offence; the precise article is left to confirmation against the current statute; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
- Consequences if caught
- Cocaine is controlled in Eritrea under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions). In Eritrea, drugs fall under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions), which grades drug trafficking by scale: small-scale trafficking carries 3 to 5 years, a commercial quantity 5 to 7 years, a large commercial quantity 7 to 10 years, and supply to a minor 16 to 19 years; personal-use possession is a lesser offence; the precise article is left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. Eritrea retains the death penalty for the gravest non-drug crimes, but its Penal Code drug provisions do not provide a death penalty, the maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment.
- If prescribed / medical
- Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
- Documentation
- In Eritrea, drugs fall under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions), which grades drug trafficking by scale: small-scale trafficking carries 3 to 5 years, a commercial quantity 5 to 7 years, a large commercial quantity 7 to 10 years, and supply to a minor 16 to 19 years; personal-use possession is a lesser offence; the precise article is left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. Eritrea retains the death penalty for the gravest non-drug crimes, but its Penal Code drug provisions do not provide a death penalty, the maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. Cannabis is a controlled drug under the same Penal Code, with no legal recreational or medical regime. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) · unodc.org · loc.gov · Updated June 28, 2026
DMT
- Legal status
- Controlled under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions), trafficking is graded by scale (small-scale 3 to 5 years; commercial quantity 5 to 7 years; large commercial 7 to 10 years; supply to a minor 16 to 19 years); personal-use possession is a lesser offence; the precise article is left to confirmation against the current statute; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
- Consequences if caught
- DMT is controlled in Eritrea under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions). In Eritrea, drugs fall under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions), which grades drug trafficking by scale: small-scale trafficking carries 3 to 5 years, a commercial quantity 5 to 7 years, a large commercial quantity 7 to 10 years, and supply to a minor 16 to 19 years; personal-use possession is a lesser offence; the precise article is left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. Eritrea retains the death penalty for the gravest non-drug crimes, but its Penal Code drug provisions do not provide a death penalty, the maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment.
- If prescribed / medical
- Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
- Documentation
- In Eritrea, drugs fall under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions), which grades drug trafficking by scale: small-scale trafficking carries 3 to 5 years, a commercial quantity 5 to 7 years, a large commercial quantity 7 to 10 years, and supply to a minor 16 to 19 years; personal-use possession is a lesser offence; the precise article is left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. Eritrea retains the death penalty for the gravest non-drug crimes, but its Penal Code drug provisions do not provide a death penalty, the maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. Cannabis is a controlled drug under the same Penal Code, with no legal recreational or medical regime. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) · unodc.org · loc.gov · Updated June 28, 2026
Fentanyl
- Legal status
- Controlled under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions), trafficking is graded by scale (small-scale 3 to 5 years; commercial quantity 5 to 7 years; large commercial 7 to 10 years; supply to a minor 16 to 19 years); personal-use possession is a lesser offence; the precise article is left to confirmation against the current statute; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
- Consequences if caught
- Fentanyl is controlled in Eritrea under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions). In Eritrea, drugs fall under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions), which grades drug trafficking by scale: small-scale trafficking carries 3 to 5 years, a commercial quantity 5 to 7 years, a large commercial quantity 7 to 10 years, and supply to a minor 16 to 19 years; personal-use possession is a lesser offence; the precise article is left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. Eritrea retains the death penalty for the gravest non-drug crimes, but its Penal Code drug provisions do not provide a death penalty, the maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment.
- If prescribed / medical
- Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
- Documentation
- In Eritrea, drugs fall under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions), which grades drug trafficking by scale: small-scale trafficking carries 3 to 5 years, a commercial quantity 5 to 7 years, a large commercial quantity 7 to 10 years, and supply to a minor 16 to 19 years; personal-use possession is a lesser offence; the precise article is left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. Eritrea retains the death penalty for the gravest non-drug crimes, but its Penal Code drug provisions do not provide a death penalty, the maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. Cannabis is a controlled drug under the same Penal Code, with no legal recreational or medical regime. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) · unodc.org · loc.gov · Updated June 28, 2026
GHB
- Legal status
- Controlled under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions), trafficking is graded by scale (small-scale 3 to 5 years; commercial quantity 5 to 7 years; large commercial 7 to 10 years; supply to a minor 16 to 19 years); personal-use possession is a lesser offence; the precise article is left to confirmation against the current statute; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
- Consequences if caught
- GHB is controlled in Eritrea under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions). In Eritrea, drugs fall under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions), which grades drug trafficking by scale: small-scale trafficking carries 3 to 5 years, a commercial quantity 5 to 7 years, a large commercial quantity 7 to 10 years, and supply to a minor 16 to 19 years; personal-use possession is a lesser offence; the precise article is left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. Eritrea retains the death penalty for the gravest non-drug crimes, but its Penal Code drug provisions do not provide a death penalty, the maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment.
- If prescribed / medical
- Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
- Documentation
- In Eritrea, drugs fall under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions), which grades drug trafficking by scale: small-scale trafficking carries 3 to 5 years, a commercial quantity 5 to 7 years, a large commercial quantity 7 to 10 years, and supply to a minor 16 to 19 years; personal-use possession is a lesser offence; the precise article is left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. Eritrea retains the death penalty for the gravest non-drug crimes, but its Penal Code drug provisions do not provide a death penalty, the maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. Cannabis is a controlled drug under the same Penal Code, with no legal recreational or medical regime. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) · unodc.org · loc.gov · Updated June 28, 2026
Heroin
- Legal status
- Controlled under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions), trafficking is graded by scale (small-scale 3 to 5 years; commercial quantity 5 to 7 years; large commercial 7 to 10 years; supply to a minor 16 to 19 years); personal-use possession is a lesser offence; the precise article is left to confirmation against the current statute; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
- Consequences if caught
- Heroin is controlled in Eritrea under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions). In Eritrea, drugs fall under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions), which grades drug trafficking by scale: small-scale trafficking carries 3 to 5 years, a commercial quantity 5 to 7 years, a large commercial quantity 7 to 10 years, and supply to a minor 16 to 19 years; personal-use possession is a lesser offence; the precise article is left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. Eritrea retains the death penalty for the gravest non-drug crimes, but its Penal Code drug provisions do not provide a death penalty, the maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment.
- If prescribed / medical
- Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
- Documentation
- In Eritrea, drugs fall under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions), which grades drug trafficking by scale: small-scale trafficking carries 3 to 5 years, a commercial quantity 5 to 7 years, a large commercial quantity 7 to 10 years, and supply to a minor 16 to 19 years; personal-use possession is a lesser offence; the precise article is left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. Eritrea retains the death penalty for the gravest non-drug crimes, but its Penal Code drug provisions do not provide a death penalty, the maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. Cannabis is a controlled drug under the same Penal Code, with no legal recreational or medical regime. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) · unodc.org · loc.gov · Updated June 28, 2026
LSD
- Legal status
- Controlled under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions), trafficking is graded by scale (small-scale 3 to 5 years; commercial quantity 5 to 7 years; large commercial 7 to 10 years; supply to a minor 16 to 19 years); personal-use possession is a lesser offence; the precise article is left to confirmation against the current statute; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
- Consequences if caught
- LSD is controlled in Eritrea under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions). In Eritrea, drugs fall under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions), which grades drug trafficking by scale: small-scale trafficking carries 3 to 5 years, a commercial quantity 5 to 7 years, a large commercial quantity 7 to 10 years, and supply to a minor 16 to 19 years; personal-use possession is a lesser offence; the precise article is left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. Eritrea retains the death penalty for the gravest non-drug crimes, but its Penal Code drug provisions do not provide a death penalty, the maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment.
- If prescribed / medical
- Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
- Documentation
- In Eritrea, drugs fall under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions), which grades drug trafficking by scale: small-scale trafficking carries 3 to 5 years, a commercial quantity 5 to 7 years, a large commercial quantity 7 to 10 years, and supply to a minor 16 to 19 years; personal-use possession is a lesser offence; the precise article is left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. Eritrea retains the death penalty for the gravest non-drug crimes, but its Penal Code drug provisions do not provide a death penalty, the maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. Cannabis is a controlled drug under the same Penal Code, with no legal recreational or medical regime. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) · unodc.org · loc.gov · Updated June 28, 2026
MDMA
- Legal status
- Controlled under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions), trafficking is graded by scale (small-scale 3 to 5 years; commercial quantity 5 to 7 years; large commercial 7 to 10 years; supply to a minor 16 to 19 years); personal-use possession is a lesser offence; the precise article is left to confirmation against the current statute; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
- Consequences if caught
- MDMA is controlled in Eritrea under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions). In Eritrea, drugs fall under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions), which grades drug trafficking by scale: small-scale trafficking carries 3 to 5 years, a commercial quantity 5 to 7 years, a large commercial quantity 7 to 10 years, and supply to a minor 16 to 19 years; personal-use possession is a lesser offence; the precise article is left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. Eritrea retains the death penalty for the gravest non-drug crimes, but its Penal Code drug provisions do not provide a death penalty, the maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment.
- If prescribed / medical
- Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
- Documentation
- In Eritrea, drugs fall under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions), which grades drug trafficking by scale: small-scale trafficking carries 3 to 5 years, a commercial quantity 5 to 7 years, a large commercial quantity 7 to 10 years, and supply to a minor 16 to 19 years; personal-use possession is a lesser offence; the precise article is left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. Eritrea retains the death penalty for the gravest non-drug crimes, but its Penal Code drug provisions do not provide a death penalty, the maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. Cannabis is a controlled drug under the same Penal Code, with no legal recreational or medical regime. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) · unodc.org · loc.gov · Updated June 28, 2026
Mescaline
- Legal status
- Controlled under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions), trafficking is graded by scale (small-scale 3 to 5 years; commercial quantity 5 to 7 years; large commercial 7 to 10 years; supply to a minor 16 to 19 years); personal-use possession is a lesser offence; the precise article is left to confirmation against the current statute; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
- Consequences if caught
- Mescaline is controlled in Eritrea under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions). In Eritrea, drugs fall under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions), which grades drug trafficking by scale: small-scale trafficking carries 3 to 5 years, a commercial quantity 5 to 7 years, a large commercial quantity 7 to 10 years, and supply to a minor 16 to 19 years; personal-use possession is a lesser offence; the precise article is left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. Eritrea retains the death penalty for the gravest non-drug crimes, but its Penal Code drug provisions do not provide a death penalty, the maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment.
- If prescribed / medical
- Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
- Documentation
- In Eritrea, drugs fall under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions), which grades drug trafficking by scale: small-scale trafficking carries 3 to 5 years, a commercial quantity 5 to 7 years, a large commercial quantity 7 to 10 years, and supply to a minor 16 to 19 years; personal-use possession is a lesser offence; the precise article is left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. Eritrea retains the death penalty for the gravest non-drug crimes, but its Penal Code drug provisions do not provide a death penalty, the maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. Cannabis is a controlled drug under the same Penal Code, with no legal recreational or medical regime. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) · unodc.org · loc.gov · Updated June 28, 2026
Methamphetamine
- Legal status
- Controlled under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions), trafficking is graded by scale (small-scale 3 to 5 years; commercial quantity 5 to 7 years; large commercial 7 to 10 years; supply to a minor 16 to 19 years); personal-use possession is a lesser offence; the precise article is left to confirmation against the current statute; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
- Consequences if caught
- Methamphetamine is controlled in Eritrea under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions). In Eritrea, drugs fall under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions), which grades drug trafficking by scale: small-scale trafficking carries 3 to 5 years, a commercial quantity 5 to 7 years, a large commercial quantity 7 to 10 years, and supply to a minor 16 to 19 years; personal-use possession is a lesser offence; the precise article is left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. Eritrea retains the death penalty for the gravest non-drug crimes, but its Penal Code drug provisions do not provide a death penalty, the maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment.
- If prescribed / medical
- Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
- Documentation
- In Eritrea, drugs fall under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions), which grades drug trafficking by scale: small-scale trafficking carries 3 to 5 years, a commercial quantity 5 to 7 years, a large commercial quantity 7 to 10 years, and supply to a minor 16 to 19 years; personal-use possession is a lesser offence; the precise article is left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. Eritrea retains the death penalty for the gravest non-drug crimes, but its Penal Code drug provisions do not provide a death penalty, the maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. Cannabis is a controlled drug under the same Penal Code, with no legal recreational or medical regime. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) · unodc.org · loc.gov · Updated June 28, 2026
PCP
- Legal status
- Controlled under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions), trafficking is graded by scale (small-scale 3 to 5 years; commercial quantity 5 to 7 years; large commercial 7 to 10 years; supply to a minor 16 to 19 years); personal-use possession is a lesser offence; the precise article is left to confirmation against the current statute; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
- Consequences if caught
- PCP is controlled in Eritrea under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions). In Eritrea, drugs fall under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions), which grades drug trafficking by scale: small-scale trafficking carries 3 to 5 years, a commercial quantity 5 to 7 years, a large commercial quantity 7 to 10 years, and supply to a minor 16 to 19 years; personal-use possession is a lesser offence; the precise article is left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. Eritrea retains the death penalty for the gravest non-drug crimes, but its Penal Code drug provisions do not provide a death penalty, the maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment.
- If prescribed / medical
- Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
- Documentation
- In Eritrea, drugs fall under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions), which grades drug trafficking by scale: small-scale trafficking carries 3 to 5 years, a commercial quantity 5 to 7 years, a large commercial quantity 7 to 10 years, and supply to a minor 16 to 19 years; personal-use possession is a lesser offence; the precise article is left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. Eritrea retains the death penalty for the gravest non-drug crimes, but its Penal Code drug provisions do not provide a death penalty, the maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. Cannabis is a controlled drug under the same Penal Code, with no legal recreational or medical regime. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) · unodc.org · loc.gov · Updated June 28, 2026
Psilocybin
- Legal status
- Controlled under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions), trafficking is graded by scale (small-scale 3 to 5 years; commercial quantity 5 to 7 years; large commercial 7 to 10 years; supply to a minor 16 to 19 years); personal-use possession is a lesser offence; the precise article is left to confirmation against the current statute; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
- Consequences if caught
- Psilocybin is controlled in Eritrea under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions). In Eritrea, drugs fall under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions), which grades drug trafficking by scale: small-scale trafficking carries 3 to 5 years, a commercial quantity 5 to 7 years, a large commercial quantity 7 to 10 years, and supply to a minor 16 to 19 years; personal-use possession is a lesser offence; the precise article is left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. Eritrea retains the death penalty for the gravest non-drug crimes, but its Penal Code drug provisions do not provide a death penalty, the maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment.
- If prescribed / medical
- Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
- Documentation
- In Eritrea, drugs fall under the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions), which grades drug trafficking by scale: small-scale trafficking carries 3 to 5 years, a commercial quantity 5 to 7 years, a large commercial quantity 7 to 10 years, and supply to a minor 16 to 19 years; personal-use possession is a lesser offence; the precise article is left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. Eritrea retains the death penalty for the gravest non-drug crimes, but its Penal Code drug provisions do not provide a death penalty, the maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. Cannabis is a controlled drug under the same Penal Code, with no legal recreational or medical regime. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) · unodc.org · loc.gov · Updated June 28, 2026
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Not individually verified
74 substances are not individually verified for Eritrea
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 Eritrea’s drug authority or your embassy.
| Substance | What we found |
|---|---|
| 1P-LSD | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| 2-FDCK | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| 25I-NBOMe | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| 2C-E | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| 2C-I | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| 2C-T-7 | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| 3-MMC | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| 4-AcO-DMT | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| 4-HO-MET | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| 5-MeO-DMT (Bufo / Toad) | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| 6-APB | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| 7-Hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| Adderall | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| Alcohol | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| Amanita muscaria | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| Amphetamine | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| Amyl Nitrite | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| Ayahuasca | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| Barbiturates | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| Buprenorphine | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| Caffeine | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| Cannabinol | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| Cathinone | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| CBD | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| Clonazepam | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| Codeine | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| Crack Cocaine | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| Delta-8-THC | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| Diazepam | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| DOM | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| DXM | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| Ephedrine | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| Etizolam | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| Gabapentin | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| GBL | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| HHC | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| Hydrocodone | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| Ketamine | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| Khat | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| Kratom | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| Lorazepam | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| LSA (Morning Glory) | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| MDA | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| MDPV | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| Memantine | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| Mephedrone (4-MMC) | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| Methadone | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| Methaqualone (Quaaludes) | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| Methylone | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| Methylphenidate | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| Mitragynine | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| Modafinil | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| Morphine | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| MXE | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| Nicotine | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| Nimetazepam | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| Nitrous Oxide | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| Opium | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| Oxycodone | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| Peyote | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| Phenibut | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| Pink Cocaine / Tusi | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| Poppers | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| Pregabalin | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| Quetiapine | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| Salvia divinorum | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| Scopolamine (Devil's Breath) | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| Synthetic Cannabinoids (K2 / Spice) | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| THC-P | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| Tobacco | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| Tramadol | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| Xanax (Alprazolam) | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| Xylazine | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
| Zolpidem | Not confirmed, the Penal Code of Eritrea 2015 (drug-control provisions) is the governing drug law; the specific... |
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 →