Most individuals never expected to become drug abusers. However, as more pharmaceuticals are available to the general public, everyday people are finding themselves with unexpected and uncontrollable addictions. Whether you are being investigated by a federal agency or have been arrested for illegal possession of marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamine, painkillers, such as Vicodin or Oxycontin, mood-altering drugs, ecstasy or heroin, you need an attorney who will make you case his priority and mount a vigorous defense. In the State of Florida, drug crimes carry the potential for serious penalties, sentence enhancers and lengthy minimum and maximum incarceration times. Don’t leave your defense in the hands of someone who doesn’t have the resources, trial experience or proven record in developing a winning legal strategy.

The State of Florida has a number of laws that criminalize the possession, distribution, and production of narcotics, but when it comes to federal drug trafficking, it is the weight of the controlled substance that determines the charge and potential penalties; for example, if you are arrested for being in possession of 500 grams of cocaine (half of a kilo), you could be facing anywhere from five to forty years in a federal prison for a first offense. For heroin, you can receive the same penalties for as little as 100 grams. Additionally, federal drug trafficking charges can carry fines in the millions of dollars. With this much at stake, it’s important you carefully select your criminal defense lawyer.