customs....where do I stand?

supermilk1

Hello there,
I have a bit of a problem regarding importing "medicines for personal use" from china!and yes it is illegal here without perscription! the story is , ive bought almost years supply of this medicine from a crowd in China,for the same price as a month supply would cost here. I had to buy a minimum order hence so much of the stuff! its been checked tomorrow by the medicines board :eek:and im not feeling very confident. do I have any come back or rights here? or is my "hard" eraned cash gone down the drain?!
Cheers

Nuttzz

Customs are cracking down on imported meds, and while I understand why you would want to save, you'd have to question if these were even the real things. If they refuse to let them in I dont you'd have any recourse

supermilk1

Hi there thanks for the reply.I kinda doubt they are the real thing myself but if they work I wont care!i heard somewhere that if you are buying something for personal use(ie no more than a years supply of something) that its legal to import meds. is this true?

mathepac

supermilk1 wrote: »

... heard somewhere that if you are buying something for personal use(ie no more than a years supply of something) that its legal to import meds. is this true?

No.

MarkR

This article seems pretty informative, and pretty clear that importing medicines that require a prescription is illegal.

http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2008/02/24/story30702.asp


From http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1988/en/si/0328.html#zzsi328y1988a5

4. (1) Subject to the provisions of these Regulations a person shall not—
(a) produce a controlled drug,
(b) supply or offer to supply a controlled drug, or
(c) import or export a controlled drug.
(2) (a) Sub-article (1) (c) shall not apply to any drug specified in Schedule 4 or 5.
(b) Sub-article (1) (b) shall not apply to poppy straw.

delllat

its completely illegal under current irish law and you will be lucky to avoid a prison sentence if these are controlled or perscription only medcines

how many tablets did you import ?

in the uk you are allowed 3 months personal supply afaik but not in eire

supermilk1

Holy ****....are you serious?what do they think I am going to do, ride someone to death?!:D thanks for the advice lads

midlandman

Nuttzz wrote: »

Customs are cracking down on imported meds, and while I understand why you would want to save, you'd have to question if these were even the real things. If they refuse to let them in I dont you'd have any recourse

can you import animal drugs from europe is that ok ?

delllat

supermilk1 wrote: »

Holy ****....are you serious?what do they think I am going to do, ride someone to death?!:D thanks for the advice lads

if u had enough of them you could be charged with posseassion with intent to supply a controlled substance (class c) and or illegal importation of said controlled substance

quite a serious offence but in your case i would worry as the amount was very small

id say confiscation is the worst that will happen ,if u get a seizure letter id ignore it and let them destroy the product after 28 days

supermilk1

Cheers delllat. that has put me at ease!

CamperMan

scary stuff.... serious, only get medication from trusted sources, getting them from an unknown in China is asking for trouble!!!!

supermilk1

It would take me to learn the hard way! (excuse the pun!:D)