Los Angeles Drug Trafficking Attorney

Drug trafficking laws vary in California depending on the type and amount of drugs involved. It is illegal in California to sell, transport, or possess drugs such as marijuana (with the exception of medical marijuana in specific circumstances), hashish, methamphetamine (“meth”), cocaine, heroin, LSD, and a variety of designer or “club” drugs.

While drug trafficking laws in this state are always changing, Los Angeles drug crimes attorney Douglas Miranda works diligently staying up-to-date on drug law developments. With a decade experience representing clients accused of serious felonies, he is the Los Angeles drug defense attorney to choose if you find yourself charged with drug trafficking. If you face the charge in southern California, get the help you need and make the call immediately, as the right criminal defense lawyer can help you minimize your chances of a conviction.

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Drug trafficking in California is defined as transporting, furnishing, administering, selling, or distributing illegal substances or offering to transport, import, sell, furnish, administer, or attempt to import any controlled substance into the state. In addition to the conventional sentence, the penalty may be “enhanced” under these circumstances:

• when the offender transported drugs or controlled substances considered a felony under the Controlled Substance Act;
• ;when the offender transported drugs or controlled substances in highly restricted areas like public schools;
• when minors are involved;
• when the offender has a prior criminal record; and
• when other, related offenses magnify the crime.

The penalties for drug trafficking vary depending on the type of drug, crime committed, your prior criminal record and how much you had in your possession. Although the majority of drug trafficking charges are felonies, there is one exception. When the amount of marijuana involved in the drug trafficking charge is less than 28.5 grams, and the marijuana is not in concentrated form, the crime may be charged as a misdemeanor with minor fines.

If you or a loved one has been charged with drug trafficking in the Los Angeles area, speak to an experienced drug trafficking attorney as soon as possible. LA criminal defense lawyer Douglas Miranda will give you the legal assistance that you need to achieve the best possible outcome for your case.

EVIDENCE OF DRUG TRAFFICKING

Prosecutors must be able to prove that the drugs in your possession were not for personal use. Drug possession is a separate charge in the eyes of the law, and one that has less severe consequences than drug trafficking.

If law enforcement searches your person or property for evidence that you committed drug trafficking, they are looking for signs that you engage in selling drugs. Prosecutors must show that you had “indicia of sale,” which can include:

• Scales;
• A large amount of cash, especially bills in small denominations;
• Packaging the drug in small bags;
• Evidence that a lot of people were visiting you but only staying for a few minutes; and
• Excessively large quantities of the controlled substance that could not possibly be consumed by one person.

If you have been charged with drug trafficking, this does not mean that you will be automatically convicted. It’s in your best interests to contact an experienced Los Angeles drug trafficking attorney as soon as possible. Douglas Miranda will immediately begin to review the details of the charges against you to develop a sound defense strategy. Douglas Miranda will stand by your side throughout the entire legal process from start to finish. Don’t wait another second longer if you are facing these serious drug trafficking charges.

POSTAL POT IS STILL A CRIME

You can’t be blamed for thinking that marijuana is – for all practical purposes – legal in California. Dispensaries are open for business. Doctors are sending patients to the dispensaries. And if you’re apprehended with less than an ounce of pot, the fine is a hundred dollars – less than most traffic tickets – and it’s not even considered a misdemeanor.

Don’t be fooled. Pot isn’t legal in California. If you are charged with the sale or distribution of marijuana, it’s a serious offense. And don’t even think about sending pot through the U.S. Postal Service. If you’re charged with the sale or distribution of marijuana in the Los Angeles area, get legal help at once, and contact an experienced Los Angeles drug trafficking attorney. If you try to send pot through the mail and you’re apprehended, you’ll be charged with sale and transportation of marijuana under California Health and Safety Code 11360, a felony punishable by two to four years in prison. Offenders usually receive formal probation, however, for all or part of their sentence. California Health and Safety Code 11360 was not impacted by the passage of Proposition 47, so sending pot through the mail remains a felony in California.

If you do try to send marijuana through the mail, you may be arrested at the post office or upon your departure. In other cases, you’ll get a notice weeks later that you’ve been charged with a felony and you must appear for an arraignment. In either of these situations, you’re going to need good legal help fast. Don’t try to act as your own attorney. If you’re accused of sending pot through the mail, or if you’re charged with any marijuana-related crime in southern California, take your case immediately to an experienced Los Angeles drug trafficking lawyer and get the aggressive legal defense help that you’re very much going to need.

WE CHALLENGE THE PROSECUTION

If you’re charged with drug trafficking in southern California, you’re going to need a Los Angeles drug trafficking defense attorney with substantial criminal defense experience, someone who can challenge the prosecution’s evidence and witnesses effectively. That attorney is Douglas Miranda. If you’ve been charged with trafficking of illegal drugs, put an experienced Los Angeles defense lawyer to work for you. After assessing your case, Douglas Miranda will explain your legal options and work to develop the most effective possible defense.

Our legal team also represents clients accused of other crimes, such as assault, sexual assault, theft, domestic violence, DUI, forgery, theft, money laundering and embezzlement, fraud and other white collar crimes.

At the Miranda Rights Law Firm, we take our responsibility to our clients seriously, and we want to put our experience to work for you. To schedule a free consultation with an experienced Los Angeles criminal defense attorney, contact us today. Send an email, or call 213-293-1207. Se habla español.