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# legal drug restrictions? Country forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea
xenchik 01:55 UTC 31 Jul 2008 | Hi, Has anyone ever heard of legal drug restrictions for Vanuatu, such as codeine? I carry Nurofen Plus with 12.8mg; I'd hate to have them confiscated :) Thanks!!! |
ozziegiraffe 10:23 UTC 31 Jul 2008 | Not sure about Vanuatu, but I usually have boxes of generic Panadeine when I go to Solomon Islands, for myself and my friends, as it is quite expensive there. Never even been questioned. They are more concerned about X-rated videos. | 1
Laszlo 05:00 UTC 01 Aug 2008 | I haven't seen anyone having to open their bags upon entering Vanuatu, and it's a very easygoing country in any case. | 2
raro 08:43 UTC 01 Aug 2008 | Haven't been to Vanuatu, but in most SP countries, if the label is clearly a regular pharmacy/chemist-purchase type thing, it should not be a problem. If you carry them in a little plastic baggy to save space (as I do with many meds), just carry the original little box they came in, flattened out to save space. Or if it's a prescription for those of you out there carrying those, just carry a copy of the prescription itself. | 3
smandkjc 19:59 UTC 01 Aug 2008 | We have had cheese confiscated in Vanuatu so they do check bags sometimes. | 4
raro 00:22 UTC 02 Aug 2008 | I am guessing it was not "prescription cheese", just over-the-counter cheese? :) | 5
ozziegiraffe 02:07 UTC 02 Aug 2008 | Cheese is restricted practically anywhere, for fairly obvious reasons. | 6
Laszlo 04:10 UTC 02 Aug 2008 | Fortunately it' fairly readily available in French-influenced parts of the Pacific locally! ;-) | 7
raro 10:32 UTC 02 Aug 2008 | Also available in most other SP areas due to lots of trade with NZ! | 8
raro 10:35 UTC 02 Aug 2008 | I just had a thought for a good remake of that old Peter Fonda/Dennis Hopper classic. They get busted bringing " a couple of keys" into Vanuatu---a couple of kilos--- of Brie! The movie would obviously be entitled "Cheesy Rider" !! (OK, enough groaning :) ) | 9