Legal status in Sudan

Per-substance legal status for Sudan, from sourced statutes where available. Legal information, not legal advice; drug laws change, so confirm with the destination’s embassy or drug authority before you travel.

16 confirmed substances72 not individually verifiedLast updated October 4, 2026

Confirmed legal status

Adderall

Legal status: Controlled psychotropic. Adderall is mixed amphetamine salts with no separate legal identity, reached through the amfetamine and dexamfetamine entries of Schedule II of the 1971 Convention. Sudan's domestic statute is the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropics and Precursors Control Act 1994; no official Sudanese text was reachable during this pass and the Ministry of Health domain does not resolve.
Consequences if caught: NOT CONFIRMED from a primary source. The aggravator-based capital description previously carried here rested on an NGO overview rather than the Act, and is withdrawn.
If prescribed / medical: Prescription availability NOT CONFIRMED. Sudan furnished INCB no dexamfetamine and no amfetamine assessment for 2026, in a 10-substance return that assesses methylphenidate at 1,200 g. Sudan's narcotic estimates for the same year carry the INCB asterisk - the Board set them because Sudan furnished none - so treat its reporting as incomplete rather than as proof of absence.
Documentation: No reachable Sudanese regulator publishes traveller rules for controlled medicines.

INCB, Assessments of Annual Medical and Scientific Requirements for Psychotropic Substances, as at 21 August 2026: https://www.incb.org/incb/uploads/documents/Psychotropics/assessment/psy_assessments_20260821_F.txt · INCB, Estimated World Requirements of Narcotic Drugs for 2026 (July update): https://www.incb.org/incb/uploads/documents/Narcotic-Drugs/Status-of-Estimates/2026/EstJul26_rev.pdf · Updated August 25, 2026

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Alcohol

Legal status: Prohibited for Muslims / permitted for non-Muslims (2020 reform), alcohol (ethanol) was banned nationwide from 1983; a July 2020 legal amendment lets non-Muslims consume alcohol privately, while it remains barred for the Muslim majority.
Consequences if caught: Muslims consuming alcohol still face criminal penalties; non-Muslims may drink privately provided it does not disturb public order and is not done in public. Enforcement is unsettled amid conflict.
If prescribed / medical: n/a, a beverage, not a medicine.
Documentation: No open retail market; non-Muslims may consume privately under the 2020 reform. Public consumption and supply to Muslims remain prohibited.

2021-2025.state.gov · Updated July 14, 2026

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Amphetamine

Legal status: Controlled psychotropic. Amphetamine is a Schedule II substance under the 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances and Sudan files psychotropic assessments with INCB. The domestic statute is the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropics and Precursors Control Act 1994; no official Sudanese publication of its text was reachable during this pass, and the Ministry of Health domain (moh.gov.sd) does not resolve at all.
Consequences if caught: NOT CONFIRMED from a primary source. The Articles 15/16/17 aggravator description previously carried here rested on an NGO overview rather than the Act, and is withdrawn.
If prescribed / medical: Prescription availability NOT CONFIRMED. Sudan furnished INCB assessments for 10 psychotropic substances for 2026, including methylphenidate at 1,200 g, but furnished no amfetamine and no dexamfetamine assessment. Read this cautiously: on the narcotics side Sudan is one of the countries whose 2026 estimates carry the INCB asterisk, meaning the Board established the figures because the country never furnished its own, so Sudan's reporting is not uniformly complete.
Documentation: No reachable Sudanese regulator publishes controlled-medicine traveller rules. Civil war since 2023 makes enforcement unpredictable.

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Buprenorphine

Legal status: Buprenorphine is a controlled narcotic under Sudan's Narcotics & Psychotropic Substances Act 1994, a lighter tier than methadone; capital exposure attaches only to trafficking, not to prescribed use.
Consequences if caught: Drug trafficking is death-eligible on paper, but prescribed/personal buprenorphine is non-capital (enforcement is disrupted by civil war since 2023).
If prescribed / medical: Dispensed as a controlled prescription medicine where supply allows.
Documentation: Import authorisation is nominally required; carry full documentation.

hri.global · Updated July 13, 2026

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Cannabis / THC

Legal status: Cannabis prohibited under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act of 1994, death penalty CONDITIONAL/aggravator-based (recidivist/official/international-org trafficking; supply to students/schools, Arts 15/16/17), NOT a flat general-trafficking DP; no medical cannabis; [retained for aggravated/recidivist trafficking; enforcement opaque]
Consequences if caught: Cannabis is prohibited in Sudan under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act of 1994. In Sudan (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act of 1994, Arts 15/16/17), the death penalty is conditional and aggravator-based, mandated for trafficking or producing by a recidivist, by an official entrusted with combating drug trafficking, or as part of an international criminal organization (Arts 15/17), and for providing drugs to students or in schools or assisting trafficking generally (Arts 16/17). It is NOT a flat general-trafficking death penalty. [retained for aggravated/recidivist trafficking; enforcement opaque] The death penalty is conditional and aggravator-based, mandated for trafficking or producing by a recidivist, by an official entrusted with combating drug trafficking, or as part of an international criminal organization (Arts 15/17), and for providing drugs to students or in schools or assisting trafficking generally (Arts 16/17). It is NOT a flat general-trafficking death penalty. Sudan is retentionist with a historical execution record (1994), but there is no reliable current execution stream amid the conflict; active executions are not asserted.
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form; Sudan has no medical cannabis.
Documentation: In Sudan (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act of 1994, Arts 15/16/17), the death penalty is conditional and aggravator-based, mandated for trafficking or producing by a recidivist, by an official entrusted with combating drug trafficking, or as part of an international criminal organization (Arts 15/17), and for providing drugs to students or in schools or assisting trafficking generally (Arts 16/17). It is NOT a flat general-trafficking death penalty, and there is no medical cannabis. [retained for aggravated/recidivist trafficking; enforcement opaque] The death penalty is conditional and aggravator-based, mandated for trafficking or producing by a recidivist, by an official entrusted with combating drug trafficking, or as part of an international criminal organization (Arts 15/17), and for providing drugs to students or in schools or assisting trafficking generally (Arts 16/17). It is NOT a flat general-trafficking death penalty. Sudan is retentionist with a historical execution record (1994), but there is no reliable current execution stream amid the conflict; active executions are not asserted. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act of 1994, Arts 15/16/17 · corroborated by the Advocates for Human Rights, Amnesty International and Harm Reduction International · unodc.org · hri.global · Updated June 26, 2026

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Cathinone

Legal status: Illegal, cathinone (khat's natural principal alkaloid) is a 1971 Convention SCHEDULE I psychotropic and, Sudan being a 1971 party, is caught by the psychotropics schedule of its Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. Mechanism: 1971 Sch-I transposition (convention-mirroring), named. As the parent compound it is DISTINCT from the khat PLANT (Catha edulis, not separately named) and from the synthetic cathinones (mephedrone etc.) that derive from it; cathinone is the named Sch-I alkaloid, cathine the milder metabolite (1971 Schedule III). Capital reach is left to confirmation, the Act permits severe penalties for trafficking, but cathinone-specific thresholds are not confirmable.
Consequences if caught: Controlled substance: penalties apply for the alkaloid; capital exposure for cathinone unconfirmable. High risk.
If prescribed / medical: 1971 Schedule I substance with no accepted medical use and no lawful prescription route for the isolated alkaloid.
Documentation: No licit personal-import route for a controlled substance.

unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

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Cocaine

Legal status: Prohibited under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act of 1994, death penalty CONDITIONAL/aggravator-based (recidivist, official, or international-organization trafficking; supply to students/schools, Arts 15/16/17), NOT a flat general-trafficking DP; [retained for aggravated/recidivist trafficking; enforcement opaque]
Consequences if caught: Cocaine is prohibited in Sudan under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act of 1994. In Sudan (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act of 1994, Arts 15/16/17), the death penalty is conditional and aggravator-based, mandated for trafficking or producing by a recidivist, by an official entrusted with combating drug trafficking, or as part of an international criminal organization (Arts 15/17), and for providing drugs to students or in schools or assisting trafficking generally (Arts 16/17). It is NOT a flat general-trafficking death penalty. [retained for aggravated/recidivist trafficking; enforcement opaque] The death penalty is conditional and aggravator-based, mandated for trafficking or producing by a recidivist, by an official entrusted with combating drug trafficking, or as part of an international criminal organization (Arts 15/17), and for providing drugs to students or in schools or assisting trafficking generally (Arts 16/17). It is NOT a flat general-trafficking death penalty. Sudan is retentionist with a historical execution record (1994), but there is no reliable current execution stream amid the conflict; active executions are not asserted.
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation: In Sudan (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act of 1994, Arts 15/16/17), the death penalty is conditional and aggravator-based, mandated for trafficking or producing by a recidivist, by an official entrusted with combating drug trafficking, or as part of an international criminal organization (Arts 15/17), and for providing drugs to students or in schools or assisting trafficking generally (Arts 16/17). It is NOT a flat general-trafficking death penalty, and there is no medical cannabis. [retained for aggravated/recidivist trafficking; enforcement opaque] The death penalty is conditional and aggravator-based, mandated for trafficking or producing by a recidivist, by an official entrusted with combating drug trafficking, or as part of an international criminal organization (Arts 15/17), and for providing drugs to students or in schools or assisting trafficking generally (Arts 16/17). It is NOT a flat general-trafficking death penalty. Sudan is retentionist with a historical execution record (1994), but there is no reliable current execution stream amid the conflict; active executions are not asserted. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

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Codeine

Legal status: Codeine is a controlled narcotic under the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Act 1994; supply is disrupted by war. Sudan is a mandatory-death drug state on paper for aggravated trafficking, but capital does not attach to therapeutic codeine.
Consequences if caught: Aggravated trafficking is death-eligible on paper; unauthorised possession of codeine draws imprisonment, while prescribed use is lawful (wartime enforcement is uncertain).
If prescribed / medical: PRESCRIPTION AVAILABILITY NOT CONFIRMED. Sudan's 2026 INCB estimates were not furnished by Sudan: the entry is asterisked, and the publication's own legend reads "* Annual estimates were established by the Board". That Board-set list contains NO codeine line at all, only fentanyl, morphine and pethidine. Sudan has furnished INCB no traveller regulation ("Information not yet provided by country"), and no public register from Sudan's National Medicines and Poisons Board was reachable. The control status above is what is established; whether codeine is dispensed on prescription in Sudan is not confirmed here.
Documentation: Import authorisation is nominally required but wartime collapse leaves no reliable channel - carry full documentation.

hri.global · INCB Estimated World Requirements of Narcotic Drugs for 2026 (April update), legend "* Annual estimates were established by the Board": https://www.incb.org/incb/uploads/documents/Narcotic-Drugs/Status-of-Estimates/2026/EstApr26.pdf · INCB Country Regulations for Travellers: https://www.incb.org/incb/en/travellers/country-regulations.html · Updated August 24, 2026

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Crack Cocaine

Legal status: Crack is the freebase (base) form of cocaine and has no separate legal identity in Sudan: it is controlled AS cocaine under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act of 1994, whose schedule covers cocaine, its salts and preparations and thus reaches the base/freebase form. The conditional/aggravator-based death penalty carries over to crack whether powder or base.
Consequences if caught: Trafficking crack (as cocaine) is death-eligible on aggravating factors (recidivist, official, or organised involvement) under Arts 15-17; other offences draw imprisonment and fines.
If prescribed / medical: Cocaine has no recognised therapeutic use in Sudan; the crack/freebase base has no medicinal preparation and cannot be prescribed.
Documentation: No prescription documentation exists for crack/freebase cocaine.

unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

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Delta-8-THC

Legal status: Controlled, delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) is caught as a tetrahydrocannabinol under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act of 1994, which schedules cannabis and THC; delta-8 is controlled as an isomer of THC. Distinct from cannabis, prohibited (death penalty conditional/aggravator-based). The capital reach of a pure delta-8 isomer is left to confirmation.
Consequences if caught: Zero tolerance; trafficking penalties up to death in aggravated/recidivist cases; possession imprisonment plus fine.
If prescribed / medical: No recognised medical use; delta-8-THC is not a prescribable medicine.
Documentation: No lawful personal import of a controlled tetrahydrocannabinol.

unodc.org · Updated July 14, 2026

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Heroin

Legal status: Prohibited under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act of 1994, death penalty CONDITIONAL/aggravator-based (recidivist, official, or international-organization trafficking; supply to students/schools, Arts 15/16/17), NOT a flat general-trafficking DP; [retained for aggravated/recidivist trafficking; enforcement opaque]
Consequences if caught: Heroin is prohibited in Sudan under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act of 1994. In Sudan (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act of 1994, Arts 15/16/17), the death penalty is conditional and aggravator-based, mandated for trafficking or producing by a recidivist, by an official entrusted with combating drug trafficking, or as part of an international criminal organization (Arts 15/17), and for providing drugs to students or in schools or assisting trafficking generally (Arts 16/17). It is NOT a flat general-trafficking death penalty. [retained for aggravated/recidivist trafficking; enforcement opaque] The death penalty is conditional and aggravator-based, mandated for trafficking or producing by a recidivist, by an official entrusted with combating drug trafficking, or as part of an international criminal organization (Arts 15/17), and for providing drugs to students or in schools or assisting trafficking generally (Arts 16/17). It is NOT a flat general-trafficking death penalty. Sudan is retentionist with a historical execution record (1994), but there is no reliable current execution stream amid the conflict; active executions are not asserted.
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation: In Sudan (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act of 1994, Arts 15/16/17), the death penalty is conditional and aggravator-based, mandated for trafficking or producing by a recidivist, by an official entrusted with combating drug trafficking, or as part of an international criminal organization (Arts 15/17), and for providing drugs to students or in schools or assisting trafficking generally (Arts 16/17). It is NOT a flat general-trafficking death penalty, and there is no medical cannabis. [retained for aggravated/recidivist trafficking; enforcement opaque] The death penalty is conditional and aggravator-based, mandated for trafficking or producing by a recidivist, by an official entrusted with combating drug trafficking, or as part of an international criminal organization (Arts 15/17), and for providing drugs to students or in schools or assisting trafficking generally (Arts 16/17). It is NOT a flat general-trafficking death penalty. Sudan is retentionist with a historical execution record (1994), but there is no reliable current execution stream amid the conflict; active executions are not asserted. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

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MDA

Legal status: Controlled. MDA is a 1971 Convention Schedule I substance and Sudan files psychotropic assessments with INCB. The domestic statute is the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropics and Precursors Control Act 1994; no official Sudanese publication of its text was reachable during this pass and the Ministry of Health domain does not resolve.
Consequences if caught: NOT CONFIRMED from a primary source. The Articles 15/16/17 aggravator description previously carried here rested on an NGO overview rather than the Act, and is withdrawn. Civil war since 2023 makes enforcement unpredictable.
If prescribed / medical: No lawful prescription route. MDA is a Schedule I substance under the 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances - the schedule reserved for substances with no recognised medical use - and no country anywhere furnished INCB an MDA assessment for 2026, while the closely related MDMA and MDPV each appear dozens of times in the same return. There is no licit MDA supply to prescribe from.
Documentation: No lawful personal import. Sudan's 2026 narcotic estimates carry the INCB asterisk - the Board set them because Sudan furnished none - so Sudanese medicines data is not country-reported.

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MDMA

Legal status: Prohibited under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act of 1994, death penalty CONDITIONAL/aggravator-based (recidivist, official, or international-organization trafficking; supply to students/schools, Arts 15/16/17), NOT a flat general-trafficking DP; [retained for aggravated/recidivist trafficking; enforcement opaque]
Consequences if caught: MDMA is prohibited in Sudan under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act of 1994. In Sudan (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act of 1994, Arts 15/16/17), the death penalty is conditional and aggravator-based, mandated for trafficking or producing by a recidivist, by an official entrusted with combating drug trafficking, or as part of an international criminal organization (Arts 15/17), and for providing drugs to students or in schools or assisting trafficking generally (Arts 16/17). It is NOT a flat general-trafficking death penalty. [retained for aggravated/recidivist trafficking; enforcement opaque] The death penalty is conditional and aggravator-based, mandated for trafficking or producing by a recidivist, by an official entrusted with combating drug trafficking, or as part of an international criminal organization (Arts 15/17), and for providing drugs to students or in schools or assisting trafficking generally (Arts 16/17). It is NOT a flat general-trafficking death penalty. Sudan is retentionist with a historical execution record (1994), but there is no reliable current execution stream amid the conflict; active executions are not asserted.
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation: In Sudan (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act of 1994, Arts 15/16/17), the death penalty is conditional and aggravator-based, mandated for trafficking or producing by a recidivist, by an official entrusted with combating drug trafficking, or as part of an international criminal organization (Arts 15/17), and for providing drugs to students or in schools or assisting trafficking generally (Arts 16/17). It is NOT a flat general-trafficking death penalty, and there is no medical cannabis. [retained for aggravated/recidivist trafficking; enforcement opaque] The death penalty is conditional and aggravator-based, mandated for trafficking or producing by a recidivist, by an official entrusted with combating drug trafficking, or as part of an international criminal organization (Arts 15/17), and for providing drugs to students or in schools or assisting trafficking generally (Arts 16/17). It is NOT a flat general-trafficking death penalty. Sudan is retentionist with a historical execution record (1994), but there is no reliable current execution stream amid the conflict; active executions are not asserted. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

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Methamphetamine

Legal status: Prohibited under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act of 1994, death penalty CONDITIONAL/aggravator-based (recidivist, official, or international-organization trafficking; supply to students/schools, Arts 15/16/17), NOT a flat general-trafficking DP; [retained for aggravated/recidivist trafficking; enforcement opaque]
Consequences if caught: Methamphetamine is prohibited in Sudan under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act of 1994. In Sudan (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act of 1994, Arts 15/16/17), the death penalty is conditional and aggravator-based, mandated for trafficking or producing by a recidivist, by an official entrusted with combating drug trafficking, or as part of an international criminal organization (Arts 15/17), and for providing drugs to students or in schools or assisting trafficking generally (Arts 16/17). It is NOT a flat general-trafficking death penalty. [retained for aggravated/recidivist trafficking; enforcement opaque] The death penalty is conditional and aggravator-based, mandated for trafficking or producing by a recidivist, by an official entrusted with combating drug trafficking, or as part of an international criminal organization (Arts 15/17), and for providing drugs to students or in schools or assisting trafficking generally (Arts 16/17). It is NOT a flat general-trafficking death penalty. Sudan is retentionist with a historical execution record (1994), but there is no reliable current execution stream amid the conflict; active executions are not asserted.
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation: In Sudan (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act of 1994, Arts 15/16/17), the death penalty is conditional and aggravator-based, mandated for trafficking or producing by a recidivist, by an official entrusted with combating drug trafficking, or as part of an international criminal organization (Arts 15/17), and for providing drugs to students or in schools or assisting trafficking generally (Arts 16/17). It is NOT a flat general-trafficking death penalty, and there is no medical cannabis. [retained for aggravated/recidivist trafficking; enforcement opaque] The death penalty is conditional and aggravator-based, mandated for trafficking or producing by a recidivist, by an official entrusted with combating drug trafficking, or as part of an international criminal organization (Arts 15/17), and for providing drugs to students or in schools or assisting trafficking generally (Arts 16/17). It is NOT a flat general-trafficking death penalty. Sudan is retentionist with a historical execution record (1994), but there is no reliable current execution stream amid the conflict; active executions are not asserted. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

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Methylphenidate

Legal status: Scheduled psychotropic under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropics Control Act 1994; a controlled medicine.
Consequences if caught: Aggravated/recidivist trafficking is death-eligible; methylphenidate is a licit medicine but must be carried with documentation. Wartime enforcement (civil war since 2023) is unpredictable.
If prescribed / medical: Prescription ADHD/narcolepsy medicine (e.g. Ritalin/Concerta) via controlled channels; carry the original prescription and any required import permit.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropics Control Act 1994 (scheduled psychotropic) · hri.global · Updated July 13, 2026

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Pink Cocaine / Tusi

Legal status: Controlled only through what the sample contains. Pink cocaine is not named in the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1994 (قانون المخدرات والمؤثرات العقلية لسنة 1994). In the reproduction read, the Second Schedule of psychotropic substances prints tenamfetamine, which is MDA, as item 82 and phencyclidine as item 67, and neither schedule prints MDMA or ketamine. The First Schedule prints cocaine as item 23. Section 3 defines psychotropic substances as any substance composed of a Second Schedule substance "وتشمل كل مادة كيمائية لها ذات الأثر" (and includes every chemical substance having the same effect), so a substance the schedule does not print may still be within the Act, but the text does not say whether MDMA or ketamine has that effect. The answer turns on what the sample is found to contain.
Consequences if caught: These penalties are stated as printed in the compilation read, not as confirmed current law. Section 20(1) punishes use, and import, purchase, production or possession for the purpose of use, "بالسجن لمدة لا تجاوز خمس سنوات والغرامة التي تحددها المحكمة" (by imprisonment not exceeding five years and a fine the court sets), and section 20(2) bars criminal proceedings against an addict who asks for treatment of his own accord or before he is brought to trial. Section 15(1) punishes trafficking, which includes buying, selling, possessing or transporting with intent to traffic, by life imprisonment and a fine the court sets. Section 15(2) says "يعاقب بالإعدام" (shall be punished by death) where the offender reoffends after a life sentence, is an official charged with combating drug offences, or commits the offence with a minor, a mentally ill person or an addict. Section 16 punishes supplying drugs with or without payment by at least ten years, and by death or life imprisonment in aggravated cases, and section 17 imposes death where the offence is committed with an international gang.
If prescribed / medical: Section 12(1) prohibits importing, possessing, prescribing or dealing in any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance "ما لم يكن ذلك للأغراض الطبية أو العلمية" (unless for medical or scientific purposes) under a licence from the Minister. An unidentified mixture has no lawful supply route under the Act, and ketamine is not printed in either schedule of the reproduction read.
Documentation: A test result naming the substances present decides which sections, if any, apply. The text read is an Arabic compilation that UNODC SHERLOC hosts as a PDF titled Law on Drug offences 96 Arabic, created on 27 January 2016, 81 pages. It incorporates later amendments, since section 18 cites the Medicines and Poisons Act 2009, and its footnotes cite Law No. 40 of 1974 and Law No. 2 of 2001, but it states no consolidation date. It is a reproduction, not an official publication. The Ministry of Justice download pages at moj.gov.sd that were read did not list the Act. Section 27 allows the Minister, after consultation and on the recommendation of the national committee, to amend any schedule from time to time.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1994, sections 3, 12, 15 to 17, 20 and 27, First and Second Schedules, Arabic text on UNODC SHERLOC, read at https://sherloc.unodc.org/cld/uploads/res/document/law-on-drug-offences-of-1996_html/Law_on_Drug_offences-96-Arabic.pdf on 3 October 2026 · sections 15 to 20 cross checked at https://sherloc.unodc.org/cld/en/legislation/sdn/_1994_/_/_15-20/law_on_drug_offences_of_1994.html · a reproduction with no stated consolidation date, not an official publication. Later amending legislation to the Act itself was not searched for. This reading does not rule out a later amendment of the sections or of the schedules under section 27. · Updated October 3, 2026

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Not individually verified

72 substances are not individually verified for Sudan

For these the governing national drug law is cited, but we have not verified that the substance specifically is scheduled under it. Treat them as unanswered, not as legal. Confirm with Sudan’s drug authority or your embassy.

Substance	What we found
1P-LSD	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
2-FDCK	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
25I-NBOMe	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
2C-B	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
2C-E	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
2C-I	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
2C-T-7	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
3-MMC	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
4-AcO-DMT	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
4-HO-MET	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
5-MeO-DMT (Bufo / Toad)	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
6-APB	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
7-Hydroxymitragynine (7-OH)	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
Amanita muscaria	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
Amyl Nitrite	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
Ayahuasca	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
Barbiturates	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
Benzodiazepines	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
Caffeine	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
Cannabinol	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
CBD	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
Clonazepam	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
Diazepam	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
DMT	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
DOM	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
DXM	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
Ephedrine	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
Etizolam	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
Fentanyl	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
Gabapentin	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
GBL	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
GHB	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
HHC	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
Hydrocodone	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
Ketamine	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
Khat	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
Kratom	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
Lorazepam	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
LSA (Morning Glory)	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
LSD	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
MDPV	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
Memantine	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
Mephedrone (4-MMC)	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
Mescaline	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
Methadone	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
Methaqualone (Quaaludes)	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
Methylone	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
Mitragynine	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
Modafinil	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
Morphine	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
MXE	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
Nicotine	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
Nimetazepam	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
Nitrous Oxide	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
Opium	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
Oxycodone	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
PCP	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
Peyote	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
Phenibut	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
Poppers	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
Pregabalin	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
Psilocybin	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
Quetiapine	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
Salvia divinorum	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
Scopolamine (Devil's Breath)	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
Synthetic Cannabinoids (K2 / Spice)	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
THC-P	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
Tobacco	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
Tramadol	Not confirmed. No primary text was read for tramadol in Sudan on this record, and neither of the two cited sources...
Xanax (Alprazolam)	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
Xylazine	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
Zolpidem	Not confirmed, status not individually verified; confirm with Sudan's authorities (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...

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

Before you travel

Verify current rules with the destination country’s official drug authority and your own country’s embassy before traveling. Find the destination’s U.S. embassy & official country guidance →
Non-U.S. travelers: check your own government’s travel advisory and embassy.

If you’re detained or arrested abroad

Contact your own country’s embassy or consulate in the destination immediately, not the destination’s authorities. U.S. citizens: contact the nearest U.S. embassy/consulate and the U.S. State Department at +1-202-501-4444 (from abroad). If a U.S. citizen is arrested or detained abroad →

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