South Carolina Drug Trafficking Defense Attorneys
Drug Trafficking Penalties in South Carolina
The penalties for a drug traffickin
g conviction in South Carolina are severe. Your rights, freedom, and future are at stake.
Penalties for drug trafficking (depending upon the drug, the arrest, and your record) can include:
Trafficking Marijuana: more than ten pounds, but less than one hundred pounds
• First offense: One to 10 years in prison and
$10,000 in fines;
• Five to 20 years in prison and $15,000 in fines for a second
offense trafficking charge;
• 25 years in prison and $20,000 in fines for a third or
subsequent offense.
If you are charged with trafficking over one hundred pounds of marijuana your possible conviction can result in up to 30 years in prison and $200,000 in fines.
Cocaine Trafficking: Depending upon the amount, penalties for trafficking less than one hundred grams:
First offense: three to ten years in prison and $25,000.00 in fines;
Second offense: five to thirty years in prison and a $50,000.00 fine
Third offense or subsequent offense: twenty five to thirty years in prison and a $50,000.00 fine.
If you are charged with trafficking over one hundred grams of cocaine your possible conviction can result in up to thirty years in prison and a $200,000.00 fine.
Under Federal Law, anyone who uses, possesses, or carries a firearm during or in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime is subject to a five year mandatory consecutive term of imprisonment.
If you are convicted of carrying a firearm, five years will be added to your sentence and it may not be served consecutively with any other count.
The drug possession and drug trafficking lawyers at the Strom Law Firm, LLC are dedicated to protecting the rights of our clients, providing aggressive representation grounded in our years of experience building and interpreting the laws of South Carolina. Contact us today for a free consultation to discuss the facts of your case.
By: South Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney Pete Strom