San Diego Drug Transportation Defense Attorney
Transporting drugs can take you to jail.
Despite its reputation as a laid-back state, California has some of the strictest drug laws in the nation. The stakes are very high—if you are caught with large amounts of drugs in your car, the charges can easily escalate up to drug trafficking charges, even if you had no intention of selling drugs. We’re talking felony here. If you’re involved in drug charges in California, you need an experienced San Diego drug transporting attorney, like the Law Offices of Elliott N. Kanter, on your side.
They only need to improve intent.
To be found guilty of drug transporting, prosecution does not have to prove that you actually sold narcotics, only that you intended to. That’s why the charge of drug transport is so serious. Intent to sell can be based on circumstantial evidence including:
- The amount of drugs found
- The existence of items frequently used in drug sales such as baggies or scales
- The testimony of informants and undercover officers
- A high volume of visitors to your residence or place of business
How you can fight the charges.
An experienced San Diego drug transporting attorney like the Law Offices of Elliott N. Kanter is familiar with legal and illegal search and seizure. We will look at reducing the charges or getting them thrown out due to illegal search or violation of your rights by law enforcement officials. Some errors in the prosecution’s case may include:
- Was the search warrant improperly obtained? Police have to go to a judge to get a search warrant and supply a probable cause. Did they lie to the judge or withhold part of the story?
- Are informants reliable? Police often use the testimony of informants who are themselves drug dealers or addicts. They may falsely collaborate in exchange for their own charges being reduced.
- Were entrapment laws violated? Law enforcement officials may use taped conversations as evidence. However, your rights may be violated in the process.
- Is circumstantial evidence valid evidence? An entire case’s outcome could rest on the existence of a few plastic baggies.
What can an experienced San Diego drug trafficking attorney can do for you?
There’s so much at stake when you are charged with a drug offense. So don’t hesitate to call the Law Offices of Elliott N. Kanter at 619-330-5881 for a no-cost, no-obligation consultation today. Come in, tell us your side of the story, and together we’ll get started.