Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Office of the Governor Country Resources Substance Abuse Legislation Northern Mariana Islands (Commonwealth of) 1 October 1991 Legislation/regulation

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The purpose of this Act is to enact measures that will assist in the prevention of the importation of controlled substances into the Commonwealth; to impose more severe penalties for the importation, trafficking, distribution, delivery, and possession of drugs classified in Schedules I and I1 of controlled substances as defined in G CMC Division 2; to enhance the detection of illicit money laundering activities by amending the authority of the Customs Service to include the conducting of outbound searches and requiring the declaration of $10,000 or more in currency for passengers departing the Commonwealth; to prevent the flow of controlled substances between islands by amending the authority of the Customs Service to include inter-island searches; to require government planning for a drug rehabilitation and treatment program; and for other purposes.

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