Narcotics Hazard Prevention Act Article 18

Any Category 1 and 2 narcotics and any equipment for manufacturing or administering Category 1 and 2 narcotics seized shall be confiscated and destroyed regardless of whether or not it belongs to the offender. Any Category 3 and 4 narcotics and any equipment for manufacturing or administering Category 3 and 4 narcotics seized shall be confiscated and destroyed if there is no justifiable reason for possession. However, the said narcotics or equipment in possession for medical, research or training purposes shall not be destroyed.If the seized narcotics are particularly dangerous, and likely to be damaged or perish, inconvenient to store, or require excessive fees to store, they may be destroyed after samples are processed, and before the final judgments are delivered. The said sampling quantity, methods, procedures, and other related matters shall be determined by the Ministry of Justice.When samples in test by a drug testing agency are found to contain new drugs or ingredients that require new standards material, small specimens may be obtained from the Ministry of Health and Welfare, or other testing agencies (organizations) established by other government agencies in accordance with law, to make the required standards material for its own use, or for use by other testing agencies.Pertaining to the proviso in the first paragraph, the regulations governing narcotics or equipment used for medical, research, or training purposes from the preceding Paragraph, the regulations governing the requirements, procedures and management, concerning obtaining specimens by testing agencies (organizations) and other relevant matters, shall be formulated by the Ministry of Justice, in conjunction with the Ministry of Health and Welfare.