It is legal to bring, export of specific quantities of medications containing narcotic drug or psychotropic substances trough transport means such as ships and planes to face emergency situations and first aid, if it is authorized in the country who’s its flag or nationality is carried by the transport upon arrival and departure from KSA. The responsible person is responsible for the declare of the shipment mode of transport shall declare any such substances In addition, the regulations specify the transportations modes involved in this exception, the maximum amount of drug or proudest shall be carried and the amount of narcotic drug and psychotropic substances. Besides, the controls required to prevent the diversion from the transport as soon as they are inside Saudi Arabian territory. These drugs and products are defined as narcotic drug or psychotropic substances approved to pass through KSA.
Any person who commits one of the crimes which included in this regulation will subjected and monitored by the competent authorities of KSA in the following situations:
1. If the crime is committed within the territory of Saudi Arabia or as a result of the crime or effects.
2. If the crime occurs in a ship that flags KSA.
3. If the crime is committed in a foreign ship while it is in the territorial sea of Saudi Arabia or its effects and consequences are extended to KSA’s territory.
4. If requested by the captain of the ship, representative of the diplomat or a consular officer of country flag apart from assisted by local authorities to adopting processes against Illicit of narcotics or psychotropic substances according to what stated it in (27) Article in addition, the agreement of the United Nations Convention on the Law of Sea.
5. If the crime occurs in a plane that flags KSA.
The competent authorities in Saudi Arabia could request assistance of other countries in controlling smuggling or illegal trafficking of narcotics and psychotropic substances. Besides, on a ship at sea when there are reasons to believe that ship flags KSA. Moreover, the country that will assist KSA shall adopt necessary action against ship, persons or goods carrying it after coordination with competent authorities of Saudi Arabia.
The rules of jurisdiction in the Articles (4) and (17) of the United Nations Convention 1988 on jurisdiction to prosecute narcotics and psychotropic substances crimes on ships and airplane they are complementary to and set out the jurisdiction rules provided for in this law in any case.
1. The competent entity in KSA shall be prosecuting and punish any Saudi national who has committed- outside Saudi Arabia- an offense provided for in this law Article (3). Also, crime committed was punishable in country which it was committed was not prosecuted or punished by country government.
2. Paragraph (1) of this Article shall be apply the provisions of the convention officials of Saudi Arabian diplomatic service consular corps outside Saudi Arabia. If they are prevented from pursuing immunity enjoyed by countries to which they are accredited.