Possession of 1kg Coca Leaves: How Many Years of Imprisonment?

Possession of 1kg of coca leaves will result in how many years in prison? This person does not intend to illegally buy, sell, or transport narcotics. Please provide the support as soon as possible.

Pursuant to Clause 66, Article 1 of the 2017 Law amending the Criminal Code, amending Article 249 of the 2015 Criminal Code, which stipulates the Crime of illegal storage of narcotics:

Anyone who illegally stores narcotics without the purpose of illegal trading, transportation, or production of narcotics under any of the following circumstances shall be sentenced to imprisonment from 1 year to 5 years:

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d) Coca leaves; khat leaves (Catha edulis leaves); leaves, roots, stems, branches, flowers, fruits of cannabis plants, or parts of other plants containing narcotics as prescribed by the Government of Vietnam with a mass from 1 kilogram to under 10 kilograms;

Thus, anyone who illegally stores 1 kg of coca leaves (without the purpose of illegal trading, transportation, or production of narcotics) may be sentenced to imprisonment from 1 year to 5 years.

Respectfully!

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