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Tightening 🇹🇴 Tonga

Tonga raises drug penalties to 25 and 30 years

The Act to Control Illicit Drugs, Controlled Chemicals and Equipment was signed into law. Possession, cultivation, use or supply of illicit drugs, including marijuana, could bring a fine of up to 750,000 pa'anga or 25 years in prison, and import or export up to 1 million pa'anga or 30 years.[1]

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References

  1. Matangi Tonga — Tonga introduces heavy penalties for drugs (26 November 2003)archived

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