print email comment close Special Warning About Drug Offenses Abroad URL: http://travel.state.gov/travel/tips/tips_1232.html#drug_offenses Description: Brief caution about possession and use of illegal drugs in foreign countries. "Every year, several hundred Americans are arrested abroad on drug charges. Persons caught with illegal drugs in a foreign country are subject to the drug laws of that country, not those of the U.S.; as always, ignorance of the law is no excuse." Links to an overview of what U.S. consulates can do for Americans arrested overseas. From the U.S. Department of State. Publisher: U.S. Department of State Library of Congress Subject Headings: Americans -- Foreign countries Diplomatic and consular service, American Drug traffic Drugs of abuse LII Database Information: Record 21478 created by Maria Brandt on 05/08/2006 Last modification on 12/11/2007 Published: 05/11/2006   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/21478