Border Patrol officers in San Clemente intercepted $6.7 million of cocaine at a freeway checkpoint last week when a man claiming to be a U.S. citizen was stopped. The 54-year-old man was nicely dressed in a suit and tie and driving a relatively new automobile but there was something about…
Possession of a controlled substance is a crime in California. However, possession with intent to sell is a much more serious crime with more severe consequences. It is unfortunate, but most people who are arrested for drug related charges are typically addicts who require some sort of treatment for their…
Thousands are sent to California prisons every year as a result of law enforcement agencies aggressive crack down on drug trafficking. Undercover operations can last a year or longer before an actual arrest is made. This was true in an operation that lasted a year and ended with the arrest…
Border Patrol Agents recently arrested 9 men and seized 1,000 pounds of marijuana in Laguna Beach. While patrolling the Orange County coastline at midnight in Laguna Beach, the Border Patrol spotted a boat near Crystal Cove State Park. There were 7 men on the boat and 2 men waiting on…
Border Patrol Agents recently arrested 9 men and seized 1,000 pounds of marijuana in Laguna Beach. While patrolling the Orange County coastline at midnight in Laguna Beach, the Border Patrol spotted a boat near Crystal Cove State Park. There were 7 men on the boat and 2 men waiting on…
In California it is possible to avoid going to jail for a simple drug possession case. Drug Diversion programs are an alternative to serving time for those who qualify. California Penal Code 1000 and Proposition 36 are two types of diversion programs which some defendants are eligible for. California Penal…
The Fountain Valley Police Department arrested a 36-year-old man on suspicion of cultivating and selling marijuana after they served a search warrant and discovered more than 150 marijuana plants. The plants were discovered in a home, along with a sophisticated growing operation. The street value is reported to be approximately…
“Bath Salts” are an inexpensive, synthetic, super-charged form of speed. The drug consists of a potpourri of constantly changing chemicals, three of the main ingredients, mephedrone, MDPV and methylone, were banned last year by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) made illegal the possession and…
“Bath Salts” are an inexpensive, synthetic, super-charged form of speed. The drug consists of a potpourri of constantly changing chemicals, three of the main ingredients, mephedrone, MDPV and methylone, were banned last year by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) made illegal the possession and…
California Health & Safety Code 11350 makes it a crime for anyone to be in possession of a controlled substance. Possession of a controlled substance has nothing to do with under the influence of a controlled substance or possession of a controlled substance for sales. Simply being in possession is…