Is Fentanyl legal in Ireland?

Legal status

Controlled. Fentanyl is a controlled drug in Ireland, named in the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2017. Possession is an offence and supply can carry life imprisonment on indictment.

Consequences if caught

The entry read from the cached copy is 'Fentanyl'. Possession is an offence under section 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977. Possession for the purpose of unlawful sale or supply is an offence under section 15. Section 15A creates a separate offence where the market value of the drugs in the person's possession for supply amounts to 13,000 euro or more. On conviction on indictment for a supply offence section 27 provides for a fine of such amount as the court considers appropriate or, at the discretion of the court, imprisonment for life or such lesser period as the court shall determine. The fine amounts stated in section 27 for possession offences are pre euro pound figures in the text that was read, so no fine figure is quoted here.

If prescribed or medical

Whether an authorised medicinal form exists in Ireland, and the schedule of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2017 it sits in, decide whether it can be prescribed. That was not established per substance here. Carry any prescribed medicine in its original packaging with the prescription.

Documentation

For a prescribed controlled medicine on international travel, carry the original packaging and the prescription. Ireland is not in the Schengen area, so a Schengen certificate is not the Irish document, and the requirement for any particular journey was not established here.

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