If you have been recently arrested and are facing a drug trafficking charge, you may be wondering “When does drug trafficking become a federal crime?” In Texas, it’s much more complicated to answer that question. There are even some gray areas in drug possession and drug trafficking laws that could be interpreted one way or the other. Whether or not you were “holding” or “carrying” is irrelevant if the courts decide you were doing much more than a recreational and personal drug.
When Does Drug Trafficking Become a Federal Crime?
Generally, if you are toting a small amount of marijuana or other drugs over the Mexico border, that’s an obvious drug trafficking charge. It doesn’t matter if you were crossing into Mexico from Texas, or from Mexico back into Texas. In a case such as this, you are carrying drugs over an international border, and that’s a federal crime.
Being at a known drug dealer’s house looking to buy some drugs doesn’t necessarily make you a drug trafficker, nor does it make you worthy of a federal criminal charge. In fact, a Santa Fe drug crime lawyer would just argue that you were in the wrong place at the wrong time and shouldn’t be charged as a trafficker. Everything else in between could be interpreted one way or the other.
Say Nothing and Hire a Lawyer
A Galveston or Santa Fe drug crime lawyer is who you need to get you off the hook. Avoid saying anything incriminating to anyone.
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