Customs/Drugs

[JGB]

Last cruise when we came through US Customs we were asked if we purchased any perscription drugs in Mexico. Is there some policy here? Or are there guidelines regarding perscription drugs?

thanks...JGB

[riffatsea]

Of course there is policy about this!

You are supposed to have a scrip from a Mexican doc to purchase many items. Folks are not always asked about this but I suppose they are getting stricter about enforcement.

[stobe1]

https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/2015-04-22-000000/cbp-advises-travelers-entry-regulations-pertaining

[skywalkr2]

So its not legal to buy 300 doses of xanax in Belize? Whoops. :)

[crewsweeper]

And add this one:

 

http://www.mexadventure.com/MexicoTravel/Mexico_Prescription_Drugs_to_US.cfm

[poobears]

Last cruise when we came through US Customs we were asked if we purchased any perscription drugs in Mexico

 

And what did you tell them?????

Edited August 1, 2016 by poobears

[maldenmusic]

10 cruises and we've never been asked about this. About the only thing they have asked us was if we bought Cuban cigars.

[FTLCruiseGal]

10 cruises and we've never been asked about this. About the only thing they have asked us was if we bought Cuban cigars.

 

Same here -- and I just got back from a cruise with a Cozumel stop not two weeks ago.

 

Sounds like someone is fishing to see if they will get asked that question.

 

No, you will not get asked if you purchased prescription drugs in Mexico. Yes, they will have drug sniffing dogs at the port for illegal drugs upon your return to the US.

[texast518]

Same here -- and I just got back from a cruise with a Cozumel stop not two weeks ago.

 

Sounds like someone is fishing to see if they will get asked that question.

 

No, you will not get asked if you purchased prescription drugs in Mexico. Yes, they will have drug sniffing dogs at the port for illegal drugs upon your return to the US.

 

The dog can smell Premarin?

[riffatsea]

I have not seen dogs in California or in Florida at ports.

Where have you seen them???

You can never tell what questions you will be asked.

 

[CruiseBride926]

10 cruises and we've never been asked about this. About the only thing they have asked us was if we bought Cuban cigars.

 

 

 

We've only been asked about fruit [emoji23]

 

 

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[JaneyLynn]

I'd be afraid to buy prescription drugs anywhere but the US.

[NBlewett]

I'd be afraid to buy prescription drugs anywhere but the US.

 

They are the same quality as what you get stateside most times.

 

The prescription drug market in the United States is a hell of a racket

[Ready 2 Go]

The dog can smell Premarin?

😂😂😂

 

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[klfrodo]

I'd be afraid to buy prescription drugs anywhere but the US.

Why?

The ones you buy in the US were manufactured and bottled in Mexico.

Just a 400% mark up

[Homey55]

Sailed from Galveston in may with a cozumel stop. I was asked something about buying or having perscription medications. I said nothing I didn't bring with me. They did/do ask in galveston. Nothing was searched but wouldn't attempt to bring something back personally.

[Micahs Grandad]

They are the same quality as what you get stateside most times.

 

The prescription drug market in the United States is a hell of a racket

 

How do you know you are getting what you are supposed to be taking?

[NBlewett]

How do you know you are getting what you are supposed to be taking?

 

How do you know you're getting the right thing when you get your drugs at your local pharmacy?

[IsanTom]

No wonder so many Millenniums are drug addicts! They must pop Xanex like there M&M's.

[NBlewett]

No wonder so many Millenniums are drug addicts! They must pop Xanex like there M&M's.

 

Pretty broad brush you're using there.

[Donoiv11]

Last cruise when we came through US Customs we were asked if we purchased any perscription drugs in Mexico. Is there some policy here? Or are there guidelines regarding perscription drugs?

 

thanks...JGB

 

 

Ahhhh... Prescription.... I get it. I get it!!! Lol. Great question!

 

 

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[lyannea]

No wonder so many Millenniums are drug addicts! They must pop Xanex like there M&M's.

 

Having worked in southern California in home health care, I became aware of how many seniors went to Mexico for their medications- a lot, my friend.

 

It's a great place to get topicals for arthritis or joint pain- more effective, I hear, than what we have in the States.

[Jana60]

Last cruise when we came through US Customs we were asked if we purchased any perscription drugs in Mexico. Is there some policy here? Or are there guidelines regarding perscription drugs?

thanks...JGB

 

I'm sure they're concerned is controlled substances. If you buy narcotics or any controlled substance in another country and bring it across the border you have just become a drug trafficker and could be put in prison for quite a long time.

[Jana60]

The dog can smell Premarin?

 

I think your Premarin is safe butt narcotics, cocaine, or marijuana will land you in jail.

[Jana60]

How do you know you are getting what you are supposed to be taking?

 

I'm a physician but for those of you who are not you can always tell what a pill is by searching it on the internet. In the old days we had to pour through the PDR searching for a pill picture that looked like the pill the patient had in their possession. Now they have search engines on the internet in which you can describe the shape, size, and markings on the pill and get a list of possible identities.