{"id":79725,"date":"2014-07-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-07-07T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new-blog.sitata.com\/2014\/07\/07\/20-countries-with-the-harshest-drug-laws-in-the-world-8fb81a5b81aa\/"},"modified":"2020-09-08T09:33:42","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T13:33:42","slug":"20-countries-with-the-harshest-drug-laws-in-the-world-8fb81a5b81aa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sitata.com\/ar\/20-countries-with-the-harshest-drug-laws-in-the-world-8fb81a5b81aa\/","title":{"rendered":"20 Countries with the Harshest Drug Laws in the\u00a0World"},"content":{"rendered":"
This is a guest post from <\/em>Ella Moss. <\/em><\/strong>Ella is a freelance writer with experience from a major law firm. She has written on personal and business finance, and on law topics. You can <\/em>read the original article here<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n United States drug laws are often considered harsh, but the penalties for carrying or trafficking drugs in other countries, particularly those in Central America, South America, and Southeast Asia, can be much more severe. Here are twenty countries in which you do not want to be caught carrying or selling drugs.<\/p>\n In Malaysia, those who sell drugs can be punished with death<\/a>. Just for having drugs in your possession, you can be fined, jailed, or deported. Driving drunk is also punished harshly in Malaysia.<\/p>\n In China, if you are caught with drugs, you could be forced to attend drug rehab<\/a> in a facility run by the government. Execution is the penalty for some drug crimes.<\/p>\n In Vietnam, drug crimes are taken very seriously. If you are arrested with more than 1.3 pounds of heroin, you will automatically be executed.<\/p>\n Iran is not known to be tolerant of criminal offenses in general, and drug offenses are no different. The use of opium is a particular problem in Iran, in part because it is produced in neighboring Afghanistan. If you are caught with drugs in Iran, the best case scenario is a large fine and the worst-case scenario is the death penalty<\/a>.<\/p>\n In Thailand, those trafficking narcotics may be put to death<\/a>. Drug users are frequently sentenced to mandatory rehab.<\/p>\nMalaysia<\/h4>\n
China<\/h4>\n
Vietnam<\/h4>\n
Iran<\/h4>\n
Thailand<\/h4>\n
Dubai<\/h4>\n