Is Hydrocodone legal in Kuwait?
- Legal status
- Hydrocodone is a controlled narcotic scheduled under Law No. 74 of 1983 (as amended); it is not marketed in Kuwait. Drug trafficking is capital and actively enforced (drug executions resumed 2023), so aggravated hydrocodone trafficking is death-eligible (no published gram threshold).
- Consequences if caught
- Aggravated trafficking of narcotic-table opioids is death-eligible; prescribed personal use is not capital, but undocumented import is high-risk.
- If prescribed or medical
- Dispensed only as a controlled narcotic under prescription.
- Documentation
- Traveller trap: Ministry of Health prior authorisation is required to import controlled medicines; carry a prescription and documentation.
Drug laws and enforcement change and vary within a country. This is not legal advice. Always confirm with Kuwait’s embassy or official drug authority before traveling; penalties can be severe, including imprisonment.
Before you travel
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If you’re detained or arrested abroad
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