Is Modafinil legal in Aceh (Indonesia)?
- Legal status
- Prescription/hard medicine under national law (obat keras); the Aceh qanun does not cover pharmaceuticals; NOT scheduled narkotika.
- Consequences if caught
- National medicine/customs penalties; no capital exposure (not a scheduled narcotic; qanun caning inapplicable).
- If prescribed or medical
- Carry the prescription.
- Documentation
- In Aceh, drugs fall under Indonesia's national Narcotics Law No. 35 of 2009 (Articles 111–127), which applies in the province; Aceh ADDITIONALLY applies the qanun jinayat (Islamic criminal bylaws) imposing caning for certain offences as a corporal-punishment overlay distinct from the national penal regime. Organized or large-scale trafficking of Category I narcotics is capital-eligible — the death penalty is NATIONAL (under Law 35/2009), NOT a separate Aceh statute, and Indonesia actively imposes drug death sentences. Possession and lower-level offences carry imprisonment from 4 years or court-ordered rehabilitation; the precise article and threshold are left to confirmation against the current law. This cell is sourced via the UNODC legal database (unodc.org/cld) and the Library of Congress, with the qanun framing corroborated in free text. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.
- National law (not scheduled narkotika)
- unodc.org
Drug laws and enforcement change and vary within a country. This is not legal advice. Always confirm with Aceh (Indonesia)’s embassy or official drug authority before traveling; penalties can be severe, including imprisonment.
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