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Drugs — Vietnam

What travelers need to know about drugs in Vietnam. What is legal at home can be a serious crime here — each rule links to its official source.

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Drugs in Vietnam: prohibited — what is legal at home can be a serious crime here.

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Vietnam punishes drug possession, use, and trafficking severely — up to the death penalty — and police raid nightspots to drug-test everyone present, filing charges on a positive test even if you used the drug before arriving.

Long sentences up to the death penalty

§ U.S. Department of State — Vietnam

Verified Jul 3, 2026

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