An offshore pharmacy illegal?

[exdbdude]

I'm a little confused and if u go online you will be too. It's clear that unlicensed pharmacies in the us are breaking the law, so are u if importing controlled. BUT! if the offshore pharmacy say is in india, are they not under there own law? and they might have a legal license to export based on there own law?
could americans prosecute an offshore pharmacy, and would that pharmacy be breaking any american law.. even if they were in there own country, but surely they not under american jurisdiction. then again, do these come under international drug trafficking laws? can someone in the us be prosecuted for helping an offshore pharmacy, but how could they.. if that pharmacy is not under american law? Am i making sense? lol any lawyers in the house.

[Roswell1947]

Forget India to US right now. They seem to be seizing everything.
It all comes down IMO to money.
Is your local police,DA going to spend $10,000 taxpayer money for 50 valium?
However if you are driving and get pulled over & tested by local police
and you don't have a valid script it's jail time.
Also if you import 1,000 valium and get's seized red flags galore.
Common sense seems to prevail.

[exdbdude]

no i know all that. i was jus curious of the answer, that an offshore pharm. is not under the jurisdiction of us? i think that's correct?

[Nosey Wife]

no i know all that. i was jus curious of the answer, that an offshore pharm. is not under the jurisdiction of us? i think that's correct?

It is legal for some countries to export medications to other countries. It is up to the consumer to assure that they are not breaking their importation laws by having them imported. I have had luck with letters making it from India.

[alumni]

can someone in the us be prosecuted for helping an offshore pharmacy, but how could they.. if that pharmacy is not under american law?

What kind of "help" are you contemplating would be given to the foreign pharmacy by someone in the U.S.?

[exdbdude]

I'm not 'contemplating' nothing, please don't call the guards just yet.

[babyjesus318]

no i know all that. i was jus curious of the answer, that an offshore pharm. is not under the jurisdiction of us? i think that's correct?

well not really. but we prosecuted noriega and he was in his home country. just recently mexico denied the extradition of "queen of the pacific" a mexican drug queenpin that has exported tons of cocaine to the USA even though she is in a mexican prison. usually mexico would have yeided to americas strong arm tactics but in this case they denied our "better do as we say, we have all the money" atitude because they are already prosecuting her for drugs and money laundering. click the link below for more info.
but i guesss what i'm saying is they may turn a blind eye to IOPs because the volume of any one IOP's shipments here are still under the radar. but if it got big enough then yes. the USA would prosecute a foregner that may have never even set foot in the country
Mexico's "Queen of the Pacific" avoids extradition - Fox News Latino

[Gullible]

Relax, it's not that big a thing if you mind your p's and q's. As for them seizing everything from india, i don't think that's quite true. I got a shipment less than a month ago and one a month or so before that. They were generic non controlled meds but they could have been morphine and no one would have known since they were not opened. I would estimate that small packages are opened from there less than 1 time out of 5 and really small mail like padded mailers just about never. So keep it small and you should be ok.

One other thing, most do require a signature but you can ask about that. If it comes and the "postman" asks question like do you know what it is or did you order that, watch out because a real postman does not do that. Never in my experience. If asked i would say "i don't recall" but if asked and if there was any possibility of a question about any of the contents, i would not open the package right away. I might go so far as to write "return to sender" on it and leave it sitting by the door. If a short time later someone comes knocking asking question about it, i would be quick to say yes i got something i was not expecting and hand it over if asked. When they ask if you got it, they already know the answer and liars get in trouble.

None of that has ever happened to me. It's my understanding that meds which are not controlled are not illegal to possess but it is illegal for someone to sell or give them to you without a prescription. But rather than argue that point, i would hand the package over saying i have no idea who sent it, if it came to that. Many people on these boards have much more experience than i and have had no problems at all. It is very hard to prove someone ordered something unless they confess.

[kineticode]

The law is plain and simple.Any medication entering the U.S.,MUST have importation papers,regardless if it is with a prescription;either controlled or not,there are strict rules for medication entering the country.Homeland Security baby! They could put killer flu viruses or other dangerous viruses in medication,which consumers may spread after ingestion.Sick,Sick,WORLD we live in.Where is the LOVE?

[kineticode]

Here is a link explaining this topic:Pharmacycheckerblog/drug importation.

[olyoxen]

no i know all that. i was jus curious of the answer, that an offshore pharm. is not under the jurisdiction of us? i think that's correct?

You are correct, an international pharmacy is in no way under US jurisdiction and the burden of complying with US regulations regarding proper importation lies purely on the person who makes the purchase/imports the item.

Like others noted, the DA is not going to pursue something like a case for a one month supply of wellbutrin or valium. However if one crosses from a personal supply quantity to an intent to distribute quantity then it is a whole other ballgame and worth prosecuting.

[HenryHill]

Relax, it's not that big a thing if you mind your p's and q's. As for them seizing everything from india, i don't think that's quite true. I got a shipment less than a month ago and one a month or so before that. They were generic non controlled meds but they could have been morphine and no one would have known since they were not opened. I would estimate that small packages are opened from there less than 1 time out of 5 and really small mail like padded mailers just about never. So keep it small and you should be ok.

One other thing, most do require a signature but you can ask about that. If it comes and the "postman" asks question like do you know what it is or did you order that, watch out because a real postman does not do that. Never in my experience. If asked i would say "i don't recall" but if asked and if there was any possibility of a question about any of the contents, i would not open the package right away. I might go so far as to write "return to sender" on it and leave it sitting by the door. If a short time later someone comes knocking asking question about it, i would be quick to say yes i got something i was not expecting and hand it over if asked. When they ask if you got it, they already know the answer and liars get in trouble.

None of that has ever happened to me. It's my understanding that meds which are not controlled are not illegal to possess but it is illegal for someone to sell or give them to you without a prescription. But rather than argue that point, i would hand the package over saying i have no idea who sent it, if it came to that. Many people on these boards have much more experience than i and have had no problems at all. It is very hard to prove someone ordered something unless they confess.

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Whats strange is my sister signed for a package from india for me. And she told me the postman kept insisting he talk to me ??? I havn't seeen him since then either ( it was maybe a month ago ) .. Very strange.

[ajajnow]

India to US is not necessarily receiving everything right now - SWIM received from Mumbai recently.