This is only of interest to any cavers crossing the border, coming back from Mexico.
If you buy prescription medication in Mexico at the "farmacia" it is perfectly legal to bring it into the country, as long as the medication is FDA approved. However, it is apparently ILLEGAL to have it on your possession ( even with a doctor's prescription ), once you leave the customs office, and if the police pull you over and find it in the car, they can take you to jail, and you will have to hire an expensive defense attorney. I guess the trick is to unpack the medication and put it in something that the police would not find, such as a bottle labeled "Vitamin D" or something. I don't think you are allowed to bring back Tylenol that has traces of codeine in it. Nor Valium. But you should declare it if you are trying to bring it back, and show the clerk your doctor's prescription, even if it is a doctor in Mexico ( the doctor has to be licensed in Texas though for it to be legal ) I don't know if this is a new law. But I saw it posted today on the wall in the line at the driver's license office. The sign was very vague, and made it sound like you couldn't buy medication in Mexico. I have been getting my anti-biotics down there for 25 years with no problems that I am aware of. I wouldn't try to bring back more than one package though. David Locklear Ref: http://www.mombu.com/medicine/laboratory/t-wright-v-state-defense-of-lawful-foreign-prescription-2489953.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
