San Diego Drug Importation Lawyer

Southern California Importation Defense Attorney

Drug importation is a problem that California law enforcement, in accordance with the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration), is working to interrupt the flow of. However, California shares a border with Mexico and has numerous international airports and seaports that offer smugglers a broad variety of options for importation.

If you have been accused of drug importation, San Diego drug importation attorney James Dicks may be able to help you avoid a lengthy prison sentence. By using a defense such as illegal search and seizure, attorney James Dicks may be able to have the evidence against you suppressed and may even be successful in having your charges dropped altogether. Defense attorney James Dicks also has an advantage over many other drug crimes defense lawyers in that he has a background in as a police officer and in narcotics. That, combined with his criminal defense experience, gives Mr. Dicks knowledge of both sides of drug crimes – offering him a leg up from other lawyers and the prosecution as well.

Drug Importation in San Diego, California

Drug importation occurs in a variety of ways, with a variety of drugs. The DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) outlines California’s specific drug importation problems and issues; some information featured on their website includes:

• Large quantities of low-grade marijuana are smuggled into Southern California from Mexico.
• The drug MDMA is imported mostly from Asian drug organizations.
• Mexican black tar heroin is the most common form of heroin imported into California, usually in amounts under 5 pounds.
• Most cocaine enters the U.S. by land, via Mexican traffickers, through the California/Mexico border.
• Most drug organizations importing drugs into California deal with multiple types of drugs, rather than dealing with only one.
• The importation of foreign prescription drugs, not approved by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) is illegal, even if the drugs are allowed in other countries.

Drug importation is a charge that should be taken seriously. Even a charge of importing or attempting to import marijuana can equal a state prison sentence of up to 4 years. Controlled substances such as heroin or cocaine carry heavier sentences.

By working with an experienced drug crimes lawyer such as James Dicks, you have a chance of avoiding jail and harsh penalties.