{"id":4738,"date":"2021-10-26T00:32:33","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T00:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cerbindefense.com\/?p=4738"},"modified":"2023-05-02T16:23:54","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T16:23:54","slug":"how-serious-are-drug-trafficking-charges-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/5dattorney.marketing\/staging\/cerbin\/how-serious-are-drug-trafficking-charges-in-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"How Serious Are Drug Trafficking Charges In New York?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you were charged with drug trafficking in the state of New York, you may be wondering how serious the accusations against you are. Drug trafficking is penalized harshly and you could be subject to thousands of dollars in fines, incarceration, or both. Here\u2019s what you should know and how to get the legal help you need after being charged with trafficking an illegal substance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Definition of Drug Trafficking\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New York law defines a number of drug offenses, with drug trafficking being among the most severe. The act of manufacturing, acquiring, possessing, distributing, shipping, or otherwise bringing illegal substances into the state, is against the law.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In all cases, the amount of drugs you are in possession of at the time of your arrest plays a significant role in how harshly you are penalized. Your sentence may be reduced if you offer information that leads to the identification and\/or arrest of other criminals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Penalties for Trafficking Cannabis\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are charged with trafficking marijuana, you face:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 year incarceration \u2013 2 to 25 grams\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4 years incarceration \u2013 25 grams to 4 ounces<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7 years incarceration \u2013 4 ounces to 1 pound\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fines range between $5,000 to $25,000.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Penalties for Trafficking Cocaine\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are charged with cocaine trafficking, you may face:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$1,000,000 fine + up to 25 years incarceration \u2013 less than 500 grams\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$2,000,000 fine + 5 years mandatory minimum incarceration and up to 40 years \u2013 more than 500 grams\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$4,000,000 fine + 10 years mandatory minimum incarceration and up to a life sentence \u2013 5 kilograms or more\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Penalties for Trafficking Heroin\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are accused of trafficking heroin, you could face:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3 to 10 years incarceration \u2013 Half ounce or more\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8 to 20 years incarceration \u2013 2 ounces or more\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fines for the sale and\/or trafficking of heroin range between $1,000,000 and $4,000,000.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How a New York Criminal Defense Lawyer Can Help You\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you were charged with drug trafficking, your future is on the line. You could be sentenced to the rest of your foreseeable adult years behind bars and potentially even life if you are charged with multiple offenses.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact a criminal defense attorney today to protect your rights. Call Scott Cerbin Criminal Defense today at 718-596-1829.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you were charged with drug trafficking in the state of New York, you may be wondering how serious the accusations against you are. Drug trafficking is penalized harshly and you could be subject to thousands of dollars in fines, incarceration, or both. Here\u2019s what you should know and how to get the legal help <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/5dattorney.marketing\/staging\/cerbin\/how-serious-are-drug-trafficking-charges-in-new-york\/\"> Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4740,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[104],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-drug-trafficking"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/5dattorney.marketing\/staging\/cerbin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/5dattorney.marketing\/staging\/cerbin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/5dattorney.marketing\/staging\/cerbin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/5dattorney.marketing\/staging\/cerbin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/5dattorney.marketing\/staging\/cerbin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4738"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/5dattorney.marketing\/staging\/cerbin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4738\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4741,"href":"https:\/\/5dattorney.marketing\/staging\/cerbin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4738\/revisions\/4741"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/5dattorney.marketing\/staging\/cerbin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4740"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/5dattorney.marketing\/staging\/cerbin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/5dattorney.marketing\/staging\/cerbin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/5dattorney.marketing\/staging\/cerbin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}