What is Drug Trafficking?: Fort Lauderdale Criminal Defense Attorney Explains
In Florida, drug crimes involve any crime that uses, creates, or deals with narcotics or controlled substances.
Florida law defines drug trafficking as the intentional sale, purchase, manufacture, delivery, possession or transporting a specific amount of a controlled substance. The amount of the substance varies by illegal drug.
What is a Drug Trafficking Crime in Florida?
In the State of Florida, Drug trafficking is defined as the intentional sale, purchase, manufacture, delivery, possession, or transportation into Florida with a certain amount of drugs that is considered above the “trafficking limit.”
Drug Trafficking generally involves illegal controlled substances, such as heroin, cocaine and methamphetamines; but it can also involve the illegal distribution of prescription drugs.
The “trafficking limit” is the threshold of drugs that turns a crime from a drug possession crime in Florida into a drug trafficking crime in Florida.
CONSEQUENCES OF DRUG TRAFFICKING IN FLORIDA
The consequences of a drug trafficking charge in Florida depends on the type of drug you were trafficking and how much of the drug you possessed.
The state of Florida punishes people charged with drug trafficking very seriously because of the link society has created between drug trafficking and other dangerous criminal activity.
For example, trafficking a certain amount of cannabis (marijuana) could lead to a MINIMUM of 3 years in prison and fines up to $25,000.
If you’re found in possession of 200 – 400 grams of cocaine (less than 1 pound!), you’ll be charged with drug trafficking and could face a MINIMUM of 7 years in prison if convicted and fines of up to $100,000.
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