Is Pink Cocaine / Tusi legal in Samoa?

Also known as: tucibi, tusibi, tuci

Legal status

Pink cocaine, also sold under the names tusi and tucibi, is a street mixture rather than a single compound, and the Narcotics Act 1967 does not use any of the three product names. Its composition varies between markets and is often reported as a combination of ketamine and MDMA rather than containing cocaine itself, though batches containing actual cocaine are also reported. Of its possible constituents, cocaine is named as item 5 of the First Schedule, 'COCAINE (methyl ester of benzoylecgonine), except when contained in a Class C controlled drug', a Class A narcotic, and MDMA is named as item 3 of the Second Schedule, a Class B narcotic. Ketamine returned zero hits anywhere in the Act when searched this session, and 2C-B, sometimes historically associated with pink cocaine products elsewhere, is also not named; the Act names only DOB, a different, related compound, at First Schedule item 11. Because the product name does not fix a single composition, no single Schedule class can be stated for pink cocaine as a label; the class depends on which named constituent, if any, a given sample contains.

Consequences if caught

If a pink cocaine sample contains cocaine, it is a Class A narcotic and dealing in, possessing, selling, supplying, or using it carries life imprisonment under section 18(a), with the same exposure for import or export under section 17(a). If it contains MDMA without cocaine, it is a Class B narcotic carrying imprisonment of up to 14 years under sections 17(b) and 18(b). If it contains only ketamine, which is not named in any Schedule, no Narcotics Act offence attaches to that constituent on the wording examined. Because composition is not reliably known from the product name alone, the higher Class A exposure is the reasonable assumption for enforcement purposes unless a sample is tested and found free of cocaine.

If prescribed or medical

No prescription or medical supply route for a product sold as pink cocaine, tusi, or tucibi was located; this is a street mixture, not a registered medicine.

Documentation

No traveller documentation exists for a mixture sold under these names, since the Act does not recognise the product label and its composition cannot be assumed from the name alone. A traveller should treat any product sold as pink cocaine, tusi, or tucibi as presumptively containing a Class A or Class B narcotic and should not attempt to carry it into or out of Samoa.

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