Federal Drug Crime Lawyers

A person may face charges involving illegal drugs or other controlled substances under state or federal law, or under both in some cases. Most often, however, federal drug crimes are those which involve large quantities of narcotics and offenses on an international or interstate level. Federal drug crimes are extremely serious, and a conviction of this nature may result in years of imprisonment as well as exorbitant fines, probation, narcotics offender registration, and more. Penalties may be enhanced if other criminal offenses were also involved, such as weapons charges or money laundering.

Would you like to learn more about federal drug charges and how allegations of these may affect you? A  federal drug crime lawyer at Guy L. Womack & Associates can offer you a free initial case evaluation, answering your questions and addressing your concerns in order to help you become better educated about your legal matter.

Defending Federal Drug Crimes Nationwide

In defending an offense related to illegal drugs, an attorney will need to look to all the evidence and all aspects of the case in order to determine how to best build an effective strategy that will hold up in court. For example, an investigation may uncover an unreasonable search and seizure by federal law enforcement agents. In these situations, evidence obtained in that search should be excluded from being used as direct evidence against the defendant. This same rule may apply to evidence that led to other evidence, and so on.

Because federal court procedure may be vastly different than that at a state level, and because the repercussions of a federal drug crime conviction are so severe, it is important that you weigh your options and seriously consider working with a federal criminal attorney as soon as possible.

Accused of a federal drug crime, such as drug trafficking, smuggling, import or export? Contact Guy L. Womack & Associates today.