Judicial judgment — Court of Cassation – Criminal

Selling Captagon Pills and the Offence of Promotion

Decision reference: Decision No. 4408/2022, Criminal Court of Cassation, referring to Article 15(a) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law.

The established acts of delivering three Captagon pills and receiving five dinars as their price were held to satisfy the elements of drug promotion contrary to Article 15(a) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law.

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Crime and penalties

Judicial judgment — Court of Cassation – Criminal

Updated: 22 September 2026

Prepared and reviewed by: Ashraf Al-Khawaja

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Does selling three Captagon pills to anti-narcotics officers for five dinars constitute drug promotion?

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