Is Pink Cocaine / Tusi legal in Yemen?
- Legal status
- Pink cocaine (tusi) is not scheduled as such; it is a variable mixture (typically ketamine + MDMA) prosecuted through its constituents — Yemen prohibits MDMA under Law No. 3 of 1993 on the Control of Illicit Trafficking in and Abuse of Narcotics and Psychotropics, which reaches any preparation containing a controlled substance. Because the blend varies batch to batch, exposure follows the most-severely-controlled component, so an MDMA-containing tusi sample carries capital exposure.
- Consequences if caught
- An MDMA-positive mixture is a serious offence under Law No. 3 of 1993 where trafficking or cultivation with intent is punishable by death or 25 years (Art 34); possession not for trafficking is a lesser offence.
- If prescribed or medical
- No lawful supply of the mixture; MDMA has no accepted medical use, and ketamine, where present, is a controlled medicine.
- Documentation
- Sold as a party powder of unknown makeup; because the blend varies batch to batch, buyers and travellers cannot know whether death-eligible MDMA is present, so capital-level legal exposure is unknowable at purchase.
Drug laws and enforcement change and vary within a country. This is not legal advice. Always confirm with Yemen’s embassy or official drug authority before traveling; penalties can be severe, including imprisonment.
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