Is Heroin legal in Côte d'Ivoire?

Legal status

Controlled under Loi n° 2022-407 du 13 juin 2022 (four-table system; repealed Loi 88-686 of 1988) — trafficking-type offences (cultivation, production, manufacture, import/export/transport, offer/sale/distribution of Table I high-risk drugs) carry 5 to 10 years plus fines; supplying drugs to a minor 5 to 10 years; personal use 1 to 3 months; penalties doubled in aggravated cases (violence/weapon, public official); the maximum penalty is imprisonment

Consequences if caught

Heroin is controlled in Côte d'Ivoire under Loi n° 2022-407 du 13 juin 2022 (lutte contre le trafic et l'usage illicites des stupéfiants, des substances psychotropes et leurs précurseurs). In Côte d'Ivoire, drugs fall under Loi n° 2022-407 du 13 juin 2022 (lutte contre le trafic et l'usage illicites des stupéfiants, des substances psychotropes et leurs précurseurs), a four-table system that repealed Loi 88-686 of 1988. Trafficking-type offences — cultivation, production, manufacture, import, export, transport and the offer, sale or distribution of Table I high-risk drugs — carry imprisonment of 5 to 10 years plus fines; supplying drugs to a minor carries 5 to 10 years; and personal use carries 1 to 3 months. Penalties are doubled in aggravated cases (violence or a weapon, or commission by a public official). The maximum penalty for drug offences is imprisonment.

If prescribed or medical

Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.

Documentation

In Côte d'Ivoire, drugs fall under Loi n° 2022-407 du 13 juin 2022 (lutte contre le trafic et l'usage illicites des stupéfiants, des substances psychotropes et leurs précurseurs), a four-table system that repealed Loi 88-686 of 1988. Trafficking-type offences — cultivation, production, manufacture, import, export, transport and the offer, sale or distribution of Table I high-risk drugs — carry imprisonment of 5 to 10 years plus fines; supplying drugs to a minor carries 5 to 10 years; and personal use carries 1 to 3 months. Penalties are doubled in aggravated cases (violence or a weapon, or commission by a public official). The maximum penalty for drug offences is imprisonment. Cannabis is a Table I high-risk drug under the same statute, with no legal recreational or medical regime. 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 Côte d'Ivoire’s embassy or official drug authority before traveling; penalties can be severe, including imprisonment.