CreativeDominant
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Personally, I think that if I were thinking of selling drugs in other countries, I'd 'Google' penalties for selling drugs in other countries. One of the first things to come up was this:
United States drug laws are often considered harsh, but the penalties for carrying or trafficking drugs in other countries, particularly those in Central America, South America, and Southeast Asia, can be much more severe. Here are twenty countries in which you do not want to be caught carrying or selling drugs.
Malaysia
In Malaysia, those who sell drugs can be punished with death. Just for having drugs in your possession, you can be fined, jailed, or deported. Driving drunk is also punished harshly in Malaysia.
China
In China, if you are caught with drugs, you could be forced to attend drug rehab in a facility run by the government. Execution is the penalty for some drug crimes.
Vietnam
In Vietnam, drug crimes are taken very seriously. If you are arrested with more than 1.3 pounds of heroin, you will automatically be executed.
Iran
Iran is not known to be tolerant of criminal offenses in general, and drug offenses are no different. The use of opium is a particular problem in Iran, in part because it is produced in neighboring Afghanistan. If you are caught with drugs in Iran, the best case scenario is a large fine and the worst-case scenario is the death penalty.
Thailand
In Thailand, those trafficking narcotics may be put to death. Drug users are frequently sentenced to mandatory rehab.
Dubai
Dubai is known to be very intolerant of drug abuse. Many prescription drugs that are legal in other parts of the world can get you put in jail in Dubai. It is typical for drug offenders to be sentenced to four years in prison and then be deported. Failing a drug test can be grounds for incarceration Dubai, even if you are not in possession of any drugs.
Saudi Arabia
The sale of drugs in Saudi Arabia almost always results in the death penalty. Saudi Arabia and judicial authorities are not inclined to make exceptions. Alcohol use is illegal in Saudi Arabia, and possession or use of alcohol or drugs can be punished by public flogging, fines, lengthy imprisonment, or death.
Singapore
Singaporean police will assume that you are selling drugs if you are caught with relatively small amounts. If you are convicted of selling drugs, you will be sentenced to death.
Cambodia
In Cambodia, you can be sentenced to many years in prison or even life in prison for possessing drugs. Unlike many other South Asian countries, Cambodia does not mandate the death penalty for drug trafficking.
Indonesia
Indonesian drug laws are harsh. If you are caught with marijuana, you can get up to twenty years in jail. Other drugs carry jail terms of up to twelve years, and the sale of drugs is punishable by death.
Laos
If you’re caught with drugs in Laos, you could pay up to $35,000. If you are found with narcotics, you could spend ten years or more in prison.
North Korea
Foreigners rarely visit North Korea, but there are several tour groups that can help you visit the reclusive nation. Do not bring drugs into North Korea, because you could find yourself sentenced to an extremely lengthy stay in a prison camp. You will have no contact with your friends or family, and it may be very difficult for the United States government to intervene.
The Philippines
In the Philippines, drug traffickers are sentenced to death. You may be presumed to be a drug trafficker if you have more than a third of an ounce of a drug in your possession.
Turkey
Penalties for drug possession in Turkey include large fines and long prison sentences. Penalties for selling drugs can be even stricter.
Costa Rica
As in other South American countries, possession of drugs in Costa Rica can land you in jail for a lengthy stay.
Columbia
If you get caught with drugs in Columbia, you will spend a long time in a very unpleasant prison. Police make several arrests a day at airports in Columbia, catching many foreign nationals.
http://drugabuse.com/the-20-countries-with-the-harshest-drug-laws-in-the-world/
And then, there's this:
For the record, using illegal drugs in any foreign country poses potential risks. However, narcotics offenders in certain countries face steep fines, lengthy prison stays and, in some cases, a death sentence. So if you happen to visit any of these countries, best refrain from trying to get high – it might just save your life.
China
China leads the world in executions, and drug offenders are often the ones being put to death (470 in 2007 alone). Chinese drug laws state that anyone caught smuggling no less than 1 kilogram of heroin or methyl Benzedrine may face the death penalty; the same fate awaits anyone who traffics no less than 50 grams of “other narcotics”, which can include cannabis, opium and cocaine. Despite catching some heat from international watchdog groups, China has remained defiant about its current drug policies – and travelers there are strongly warned against selling or using illegal narcotics.
Indonesia
Those who arrive at virtually any airport in Indonesia are greeted with a large, cheerful sign informing them that drug traffickers who are apprehended will be put to death. They mean business. The drug laws in Indonesia are so strict that parents who fail to notify the authorities of their children’s narcotics use could face criminal charges. These policies have done little to curb drug use among Indonesians, but the government still favors swift execution over long imprisonment as the main deterrent for would-be users and traffickers. And these laws are certainly not limited to the locals; three Australian men were caught smuggling heroin in 2006, and faced a firing squad as a result.
Iran
In the last few decades, more than 10,000 drug traffickers and narcotics users have been publicly executed as part of Iran’s ‘War on Drugs’. This policy seems to have gotten steeper in recent years; of the 650 individuals executed by the Iranian government in 2010, more than 90 percent were put to death for drug-related offenses. But punishment is not limited to dealers; those who are caught using or in possession of drugs (including cannabis) can face up to 70 public lashes. So if you’ve got the balls to visit Iran in 2012, hopefully you also have the brains to stay away from contraband during your trip.
Singapore
Considering that littering in Singapore can earn you a few lashes with a cane, this one should be a no-brainer. In terms of drug possession, certain amounts automatically upgrade the charges to international trafficking, regardless of whether or not any actual narcotic exchanges have taken place. But the country’s Misuse of Drugs Act also states that any persons caught leaving known drug establishments are subject to a police search (no warrant required) and could face maximum penalties. Singapore has come under fire for its harsh policies on hard drugs, such as execution for convicted heroin traffickers. But since drug prevalence on the tiny island nation is among the world’s lowest, don’t expect these regulations to soften anytime soon.
United Arab Emirates
The BBC recently highlighted strict drug laws in UAE, following the arrest and imprisonment of a deejay who carried 2.16 grams of cannabis into the Dubai International Airport (he claimed to have forgotten the drugs were in those jeans). DJ Grooverider was subsequently sentenced to four years in prison followed by an immediate deportation, though the sentence was later reduced to seven months. Even more shocking was an earlier case, in which a Swiss man was detained after authorities detected three poppy seeds on his shirt; the puzzled flier argued the ‘contraband’ was merely crumbs from a sandwich. He was ultimately let go, but travel advisory boards now warn that possession of any drugs in UAE – even trace amounts – can earn offenders years behind bars.
http://www.pacsafe.com/blog/5-countries-with-shockingly-severe-drug-laws/
And finally, here's a list of countries that have the most severe punishment for drug offenses.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_for_drug_trafficking
No one can say these men or anyone else cannot find out what happens when you have no regard for law.

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