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Can you take tramadol on a plane?
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British tourist Laura Plummer got 3 years in an Egyptian prison for carrying 290 tramadol tablets for her partner - the exact scenario of carrying medicine for someone else. Strictly controlled across Egypt and the Middle East even with a home prescription.
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