Attorney Representation in Miami and Fort Lauderdale Since 2003
Fort Lauderdale - Miami Criminal Attorney
» Drug Crime
Since there is so much international drug trafficking in the Miami and Fort Lauderdale area, drug crimes are aggressively prosecuted. The severity of the charge (whether it is a misdemeanor or felony) is dependant on the amount of drugs involved.
The following is a a list of charges for drug crimes:
- Delivery of illegal drugs
- Possession
- Distribution or Trafficking
- Cultivation or growing of a narcotic
- Manufacture
- Illegal use of a drug
- Possession with intent cot sell
- Fraudulent sale of prescription drugs
The following is a list of drugs that are related to these offenses:
> Marijuana
- Cocaine
- Medical Marijuana
- Heroin
- Crack
- Crystal Meth
- Ecstasy
- PCP
- GHP
- LSD
- As well as other designer drugs
Florida law says it is illegal to possess or distribute controlled substances. The punishments for a drug crime in the Miami and Fort Lauderdale area are as follows:
First degree misdemeanor: up to
one year in prison and fines up to $1000
First degree felony: up to 30 years in prison
and a fine of up to $10,000
Drug trafficking: fines can be up to $500,000
and can include up to life in prison
If someone was involved in trafficking
drugs into the Miami and Fort Lauderdale area
and knew someone could die, the death penalty
could be imposed.
There are other consequences of a drug conviction
in Florida such as disqualification for employment
with the state or for federal aid.
At the Gilbert and Smallman Law Offices in Miami
and Fort Lauderdale, we handle cases in the following
areas of criminal law:
More on drug crimes
Our Law Offices are Located at:
Miami Office
One Northeast 2nd Avenue, Suite
200
Miami, Florida 33132
Fort Lauderdale Office
200 Southeast 6th Street, Suite
300A
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
