Sale, Transportation and Trafficking of Narcotics
Under both federal and California state drug laws, it is illegal to engage in selling, transporting, or trafficking illegal narcotics.According to the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, narcotics are considered natural, semi-synthetic, and synthetic substances that typically “dull the senses and relieve pain.” Some of the more frequently used narcotics include opium/opiates, heroin, morphine, methadone, and Codeine.
Narcotics are used for a variety of drug crimes. Three of the most common drug crimes involving narcotics include:
Narcotics for Sale:
It is a criminal offense to sell any type of illegal narcotic. It is also a criminal offense to possess narcotics with the intent to sell them. In these situations, in order to be charged with a drug offense, law enforcement officials only need to prove that the individual had the intention to sell narcotics. Whether any money was actually exchanged is irrelevant.
Narcotics Transportation:
It is illegal to knowingly transport narcotics from one location to another. Narcotics transportation can be as simple as using a bicycle to go across town, or as complex as using an airplane to go to another state. Transporting narcotics is a serious offense, and people will be prosecuted regardless of how the narcotics were transported.
Narcotics Trafficking:
Trafficking refers to the criminal act of transporting, manufacturing, and selling illegal narcotics. Drug trafficking operations typically involve smuggling large quantities of illegal narcotics into or out of the country. However, large-scale drug trafficking operations have been set up within this country for the purposes of being sold domestically.
Contact our Orange County Narcotics Attorneys
Judges, prosecutors, and law enforcement officials prosecute individuals charged with selling, transporting, and trafficking illegal narcotics to the fullest extent of the law. Individuals convicted of these crimes face imprisonment, steep monetary fines, probation, driver’s license suspension, seizure of assets, drug testing/rehabilitation, and registration as a drug offender.
If you have been charged with these drug crimes, it is vital that you speak with an experienced attorney. At Coffey & Coffey, our Orange County drug crime attorneys have obtained successful results for hundreds of clients living in Orange County. Our attorneys aggressively negotiate with judges and prosecutors in order to get the charges reduced or dropped. Furthermore, our law firm is dedicated to providing each client with viable options, useful resources, and personalized attention.
Coffey & Coffey has obtained successful results for individuals in cities throughout Orange County, including Anaheim, Newport Beach, Irvine, Costa Mesa, Santa Ana, Orange, Dana Point, Laguna Beach, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Yorba Linda, Brea, San Clemente, Huntington Beach, Tustin, Buena Park, Placentia, Laguna Niguel, Mission Viejo, San Clemente, Westminster, Stanton, Fountain Valley, La Habra, Los Alamitos, and many more.
If you have been charged with selling, transporting, or trafficking narcotics, contact our Orange County drug crime attorneys at Coffey & Coffey today for your free case evaluation at 1-800-706-7888
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