What Amount Of Drugs Is Considered Trafficking?
A person will face drug trafficking charges if arrested with 100 or more grams of heroin, 500 or more grams of powdered cocaine, 5 or more grams of crack cocaine, or 1 or more grams of LSD.
A person will face drug trafficking charges if arrested with 100 or more grams of heroin, 500 or more grams of powdered cocaine, 5 or more grams of crack cocaine, or 1 or more grams of LSD.
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Drug trafficking involves the production, distribution and sale of controlled substances. It is an aspect of activity related to drugs. In the United States drug trafficking is regulated by law the Controlled Substances Act. This law categorizes drugs into schedules based on their potential, for abuse and value. The threshold for determining what constitutes drug trafficking varies depending on the drug.
The trafficked drugs include:
The specific quantities that qualify as drug trafficking, under federal law can be complex. For example, possessing 28 grams of cocaine can result in a five-year prison sentence. Similarly, possession of 100 grams of heroin may lead to consequences.
These thresholds indicate how seriously federal law considers drug trafficking, reflecting its impact on health and safety. It is essential to understand these laws and the nature of trafficked substances to grasp the extent and severity of the issue surrounding drug trafficking.
Please note that a person can be charged with drug smuggling under 21 USC 952 which is different than drug trafficking. Please contact a San Diego drug defense attorney to learn more.
Drug trafficking refers to the transportation or transactions involving controlled substances. According to law (Title 21 Section 841) it is illegal for anyone to knowingly or intentionally “manufacture, distribute or dispense” a controlled substance or possess it with the intent to do so.
States also have their laws against drug trafficking. For instance, California’s Health and Safety Code (Section 11379) states that individuals who transport, import into the state, sell, furnish, administer, give away, or attempt any of these actions with a controlled substance may face imprisonment as punishment.
Now you might wonder about the sentence for drug trafficking, in the United States.
For the substances/schedules and amounts:
Penalties associated with these offenses
For substances/schedules and larger quantities the following apply:
The penalties are as follows:
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