Is Heroin legal in Sint Maarten (Netherlands)?
- Legal status
- Controlled under Sint Maarten's Opium National Ordinance of 1960 — possession, sale and trafficking are offences and the precise provision and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current ordinance; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
- Consequences if caught
- Heroin is controlled in Sint Maarten under Sint Maarten's Opium National Ordinance of 1960. In Sint Maarten, drugs fall under the Opium National Ordinance of 1960, covering both hard and soft drugs. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise provision and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current ordinance. 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 or medical
- Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
- Documentation
- In Sint Maarten, drugs fall under the Opium National Ordinance of 1960, covering both hard and soft drugs. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise provision and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current ordinance. 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.
Drug laws and enforcement change and vary within a country. This is not legal advice. Always confirm with Sint Maarten (Netherlands)’s embassy or official drug authority before traveling; penalties can be severe, including imprisonment.
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