If you’ve been charged with a drug offense, whether it’s a possession offense, trafficking, possession with intent to distribute, or distribution, you need to hire an attorney immediately.  Trafficking charges can carry mandatory minimum prison sentences.

Depending on your record, the court you’re in, and the situation, a drug offense can carry serious consequences, such as:

• Jail Time

• Probation

• Mandatory Fines

• Driver’s License Suspension

• Loss of Other Privileges

• Immigration Consequences

It’s important to hire an attorney with the right experience to defend your case, and hire them immediately when you’re charged.  If you are facing drug trafficking charges in Massachusetts, it is especially critical for you to act quickly and hire an experienced drug trafficking lawyer.

Even a simple case of Possession of a Controlled Substance can mean jail time, fines, and immigration consequences.  Serious drug offenses such as trafficking can lead to pretrial detention under the dangerousness statute.

Drug offenses can also involve technical and complicated defenses such as motions to suppress, motions to dismiss for denial of speedy trial, constructive possession, and lack of toxicology reports.  I have gotten cases dismissed on those grounds, and I may be able to do the same with your case. 

Recently, I was able to get a drug distribution case dismissed because of the time that had passed since the incident.  I was also able to win a motion to suppress in Middlesex Superior Court on trafficking charges because officers did not have probable cause to stop my client.  I have also successfully gotten other trafficking and drug possession charges dismissed after a motion to suppress.

Without an experienced drug defense attorney, you could be facing conviction even when you have a winnable case.

Drug offenses can also hurt your future job prospects, haunting you on a background check and preventing you from getting solid employment. 

Don’t wait to hire an attorney if you’ve been charged with simple possession or drug trafficking.  Arraignment, pretrial conference, and status dates are critical to defend your case.  They allow your lawyer to ensure that you stay out of jail, find out more about your charges and possible defenses, and possibly even get your drug charges dismissed.

I am a drug defense attorney in Boston, but I handle drug offenses in all Massachusetts courts including Salem and the North Shore.