Immigration Ministry, Pharmacists Declare List of Drugs Banned in Gulf States

By Gehan Aboul Ela

CAIRO, Dec.4 (SEE)-Ministry of Immigration and Expatriates' Affairs is urging Egyptian passengers planning to travel to Gulf Countries soon to respect the destination countries' laws regarding some of the banned drugs.

The ministry's call aims at raising the Egyptian travelers' awareness that some Gulf Countries have forbidden lists of medical drugs that they classify them as narcotic drugs.

Nabila Makram, Minister of Immigration, declared a list of illegal drugs in the Gulf States, in coordination with Pharmacists' Syndicate Head Dr. Mohei Ebied.

For further details about the outlawed drugs in the Gulf Countries, please check the link below: http://www.emigration.gov.eg/DefaultAr/Pages/newsdetails.aspx?ArtID=122

Translator: Nawal Sayed