I’m planning to have a HT in Turkey later in the year. Being from Australia, it will be a long trip (over 20 hours each way) and will involve transit stops in one or more asian/middle eastern countries. These could include Singapore, Malaysia, UAE and Qatar.
I don’t want to sound too paranoid, but I have read some extraordinary stories of people being arrested and doing years of jail time for carrying medication through Dubai (even if they are in transit and have a doctor’s prescription). In fact, a number of websites state that it is not safe to take any medicines with you to the UAE and other Gulf countries.
Has anyone ever had any issues carrying painkillers or hair loss medication etc through these regions?