
Have Your Drug Trafficking Charges Taken Care of from Your Narcotics Lawyer in Edmonton
A finding of guilt for even a minor drug offence could prevent you from travelling to the USA. Ravi Prithipaul is an Edmonton criminal defence lawyer who defends drug cases involving a variety of narcotics such as marijuana, cocaine, and ecstasy.
Possession and Trafficking
Key concepts in drug charges are possession and trafficking. Possession can be “actual” or “constructive”. In other words, a person does not need to be found actually holding drugs. If the prosecution can prove the necessary connection between the person charged and the location where the narcotics were found, a court can conclude that a person is in constructive possession of narcotics even if they were not physically on the subject’s person.
Trafficking is a much wider concept than is commonly understood. It does not only refer, for example, to the purchase or sale of drugs. The term “to traffic” includes sell, administer, give, transfer, transport, send or deliver.
The Charter of Rights and Freedoms
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms plays a vital role in narcotics litigation. Section 8 of the Charter guarantees “the right to be secure against unreasonable search or seizure”. For example, a defence could be based on the theory that the police conducted searches unfairly and in contravention of Section 8 of the Charter. If those searches revealed narcotics, the court could exclude that evidence resulting in charges being dismissed or reduced. Mr. Prithipaul has defended drug cases involving cultivation of marijuana, possession of cocaine for the purposes of trafficking, and possession of these and other substances. If you are charged with such an offence, you should give his office a telephone call to arrange for a free consultation.