Drug Defense in Fort Lauderdale

If you have been charged with a drug crime, you need to get assistance from a criminal defense attorney who is knowledgeable in drug crime laws. Penalties for drug crimes in Florida can be extremely harsh and can have a devastating effect on a person's life. Stiffer penalties are now in place for marijuana and strong penalties already exist for many other drugs

Florida Drug Penalties

According to the Florida statutes, following are some specific penalties relating to just one type of drug, cocaine.

Anyone who knowingly purchases, sells, manufactures, delivers or brings into the state of Florida, or who knowingly is in possession of 28 grams or more of cocaine or any mixture that contains cocaine, (but less than 150 kilograms) is committing a first degree felony considered to be "trafficking." The penalty for this offense is as follows:

For 28 grams or more of cocaine, but less than 200, a person will be sentenced to a mandatory minimum of three years imprisonment and ordered to pay a fine of $50,000. If a person has a previous conviction for a drug related crime, the penalties become much harsher with much longer terms of imprisonment and fines.

Fort Lauderdale Drug Crimes Lawyer

At Parks & Braxton, PA, we have a narcotics defense team who knows the Florida drug crime laws cold. We service the entire South Florida area and can tailor make a defense designed to increase your chances of successfully combating the charges against you. With each individual case, we research, investigate and then evaluate to increase your chances of receiving a favorable outcome. We are dedicated to our clients and aggressive in our representation.

Our defense team can sometimes put in a special request for a drug diversion program. This program gives the person faced with a minor drug offense an opportunity to avoid imprisonment and conviction and substitute it with a drug treatment program.

We handle numerous types of drug crimes including:

• Possession
• Cultivation
• Importation
• Possession with intent to sell
• Manufacturing
• Trafficking and transportation
• DUI (driving while under the influence of a drug or alcohol)

Contact our office today for a free consultation. Developing a strategy to help you avoid the serious consequences that can result from a drug crime conviction is vital.