Bruce Lehr

Miami 305-377-1777

Drug Trafficking

Miami, FL Drug Trafficking Criminal Defense Lawyer
Bruce H. Lehr

In the state of Florida, if you are caught in possession with a large enough quantity of a controlled substance you can be charged with the crime of drug trafficking. Depending on the circumstances of your arrest and the weights involved, you can be charged under Florida State Statute 893.135 or the federal drug trafficking laws. In either case minimum mandatory sentencing applies. South Florida criminal defense attorney Bruce Lehr has defended many individuals against state and federal drug trafficking charges. As a one-time Dade County prosecutor, attorney Bruce Lehr is very familiar with the South Florida criminal justice systems and has a reputation as an aggressive and knowledgeable criminal defense attorney.

How Narcotics Trafficking Works in Florida

Regardless of whether you allegedly bought, sold, manufactured, imported, or cultivated drugs, it's the weight of the narcotics in question that will determine whether you are charged with trafficking or a lesser crime. Under Florida law, if you exceed these weights, you may be charged with drug trafficking:

  • Trafficking in Cannabis/Marijuana: 25 lbs
  • Trafficking in Cocaine: 28 grams
  • Trafficking in Heroin, morphine, opium, oxycodone, hydrocodone, hydromorphone: 4 grams
  • Trafficking in amphetamine or methamphetamine: 14 grams
  • Trafficking in GHB: 1 kilogram

This is a general guideline for only some of the more common controlled substances. These weights are the minimums required to reach a trafficking charge. Federal trafficking charges require greater weights, but the penalties are also substantially more severe. Additionally, Florida has enhanced penalties for greater weights. If you have been charged with drug trafficking or any other narcotics-related crime, immediately seek the legal services of a Florida criminal defense attorney whose focus is on narcotics crimes—a criminal defense lawyer like Bruce Lehr.

Experienced Drug Trafficking Defense Attorney Bruce Lehr

If you've been caught buying or selling drugs to an undercover police officer, or you've been stopped and searched while transporting drugs, you may feel that the evidence against you is incontrovertible, but that's not always the case. Metro-Dade criminal defense attorney Bruce Lehr has been extraordinarily successful with motions to suppress in cases that originated with improper traffic stops, illegal warrantless searches, and other violations of civil rights. Contact Bruce Lehr immediately to schedule a full review of the narcotics case against you.

To schedule an appointment with Bruce Lehr — one of Miami's premier drug trafficking defense attorneys—call 305-377-1777.

Criminal defense lawyer Bruce Lehr defends those accused of drug/narcotics trafficking in Miami, Aventura, Bal Harbor, Bay Harbor Island, Biscayne Park Coral Gables, Doral, El Portal, Florida City, Golden Beach, Homestead, Key Biscayne, Medley, Miami Beach, Miami Gardens, Miami Shores Village, North Miami, North Miami Beach, Opa-Locka, Pinecrest, South Miami, Sunny Isles Beach, Surfside, Sweetwater, Hallandale, Miramar, Hollywood, Pembroke Pines, Davie, Cooper City, Fort Lauderdale, Dania, Plantation, Weston, Coral Springs, Pompano, Deerfield Beach, Coconut Creek, Sunrise, Dade, Broward, and the rest of South Florida. Call Bruce Lehr immediately.