Latin America and the Caribbean
Source tier A. Conventions checked 2026-07-29.
Drug and firearms law in Antigua and Barbuda: statutes on record
Antigua and Barbuda, in Latin America and the Caribbean, is party to all four of the instruments tracked here, the last of them since 2010. It appears on neither FATF list. Its legislation on record runs to 4 confirmed instruments, the earliest from 1999. Where a field could not be sourced it is reported as unsourced rather than left to be inferred.
International framework
Antigua and Barbuda is bound by all four instruments this dataset tracks, the earliest from 1993 and the most recent from 2010.
| Instrument | Adopted | Ratified or acceded | Depositary reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Convention | 1988 | 5 Apr 1993 | Chapter VI-19 |
| UNTOC | 2000 | 24 Jul 2002 | Chapter XVIII-12 |
| UNCAC | 2003 | 21 Jun 2006 | Chapter XVIII-14 |
| Firearms Protocol | 2001 | 27 Apr 2010 | Chapter XVIII-12-c |
What each instrument obliges a party to do is set out once, per instrument, in the conventions reference. The dates above are what is specific to Antigua and Barbuda: they are the points from which each obligation began to bind, taken from the depositary's own status tables.
National legislation
These are the instruments an official source confirms for Antigua and Barbuda. The list is what could be cited, not necessarily everything in force.
The Misuse of Drugs (Amendement) Act 2019 — A principal drug control instrument, carrying the 1988 Convention's trafficking and confiscation obligations into domestic law. Confirmed against the Laws of Antigua and Barbuda, checked 2026-07-30.
The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Act 2008 — An amending instrument in the drug control legislation, which is where the operative text of an older act is usually found. Confirmed against the Laws of Antigua and Barbuda, checked 2026-07-30.
Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Act 2008 — An amending instrument in the anti-money-laundering legislation, which is where the operative text of an older act is usually found. Confirmed against Antigua and Barbuda's Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy, checked 2026-07-30.
The Money Laundering (Prevention) (Amendment) Act 1999 — An amending instrument in the anti-money-laundering legislation, which is where the operative text of an older act is usually found. Confirmed against Antigua and Barbuda's Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy, checked 2026-07-30.
Enforcement authorities
3 bodies are named in the record for Antigua and Barbuda, each confirmed on Antigua and Barbuda's own government domain. Reading this alongside the treaty position is the point: the conventions say what must be criminalised, and these are the institutions through which that reaches a consignment or a suspect.
| Body | Function | Confirmed on |
|---|---|---|
| Customs and Excise Department of Antigua and Barbuda | customs and border control | laws.gov.ag |
| ABDF Coast Guard | maritime interdiction | abdf.gov.ag |
| Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda | criminal investigation | police.gov.ag |
Ratification sequence
Which instrument came first says something the total does not. Antigua and Barbuda came to these instruments over 17 years, beginning with the 1988 Convention in 1993 and ending with the Firearms Protocol in 2010. Measured against each instrument's own adoption, the shortest gap was the UNTOC at 2 years, the longest the Firearms Protocol at 9.
Antigua and Barbuda became a party to the 1988 Convention in 1993, 5 years after it was adopted — exactly the median lag across the jurisdictions in this dataset.
The years in between are the ones a case from that period would have to be judged against. For the 9 years between 1993 and 2002, Antigua and Barbuda was bound by the 1988 Convention but not yet by the UNTOC, the UNCAC or the Firearms Protocol. For the 4 years between 2002 and 2006, Antigua and Barbuda was bound by the 1988 Convention and the UNTOC but not yet by the UNCAC or the Firearms Protocol. Nothing in the later instruments reaches back into that window, which is why a complete position today says little about a case from then.
On coverage, Antigua and Barbuda is one of 81 jurisdiction s here party to 4 of the four, against 81 party to all four. Of the 33 Latin America and the Caribbean jurisdictions in this dataset, 3 sit under increased monitoring at present.
Position on the trafficking corridors
Antigua and Barbuda sits on the caribbean corridor, one of the six corridors profiled here. Its legal position on that route is the one set out on this page.
The Caribbean corridor — 12 jurisdictions, carrying cocaine. The legs either side of Antigua and Barbuda in the reporting are Dominica and Anguilla. Across the corridor as a whole, 9 of the 12 legs are party to all four instruments, 2 sit outside the Firearms Protocol, every leg carries a confirmed national instrument , and 2 are under increased monitoring. Antigua and Barbuda clears all three of those checks. The full corridor profile lists the jurisdictions it runs through in order.
Financial-crime monitoring
As of the FATF plenary statements of 2026-06-19, Antigua and Barbuda is recorded as Not listed . Absence from both lists is not a clean bill of health: it means no strategic deficiency has been identified, which is not the same as none existing. How the plenary reaches these decisions is covered on the FATF grey list tracker.
Questions about drug and firearms law in Antigua and Barbuda
Which drug-control conventions has Antigua and Barbuda ratified?
All four: the 1988 Convention on 5 Apr 1993, the UNTOC on 24 Jul 2002, the UNCAC on 21 Jun 2006, the Firearms Protocol on 27 Apr 2010.
Is Antigua and Barbuda on the FATF grey list?
No. Antigua and Barbuda appears on neither the increased-monitoring list nor the call-for-action list in the FATF statements of 19 June 2026.
What national drug legislation is on record for Antigua and Barbuda?
The Misuse of Drugs (Amendement) Act 2019, confirmed against the Laws of Antigua and Barbuda; The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Act 2008, confirmed against the Laws of Antigua and Barbuda; Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Act 2008, confirmed against Antigua and Barbuda's Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy; The Money Laundering (Prevention) (Amendment) Act 1999, confirmed against Antigua and Barbuda's Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy.
Which register confirms the legislation on this page?
Each instrument names its own. For Antigua and Barbuda that is the Laws of Antigua and Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda's Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy. Following the link reaches the document itself; nothing here paraphrases an instrument it has not cited.
What is source tier A, and why is this record in it?
Tier A means a national instrument has been confirmed against an official register — for Antigua and Barbuda, 4 of them. The treaty dates and the listing status are separately sourced, so all three layers of this record carry a citation.
Why does the ratification date matter?
The date is the point from which the obligations bind. Antigua and Barbuda's earliest of these commitments dates from 1993, its most recent from 2010; the gap between them is a rough measure of how long the framework took to assemble.
Sources
- Ratification dates: United Nations Treaty Collection, depositary status tables (chapters VI-19, XVIII-12, XVIII-14, XVIII-12-c). Checked 2026-07-29.
- Listing status: FATF, Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring and High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action, 2026-06-19.
- The Misuse of Drugs (Amendement) Act 2019: the Laws of Antigua and Barbuda, checked 2026-07-30.
- The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Act 2008: the Laws of Antigua and Barbuda, checked 2026-07-30.
- Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Act 2008: Antigua and Barbuda's Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy, checked 2026-07-30.
- The Money Laundering (Prevention) (Amendment) Act 1999: Antigua and Barbuda's Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy, checked 2026-07-30.