Pennsylvania has harsh marijuana laws. However, Penn State students might not understand the potential risk. Marijuana still falls under the Schedule 1 controlled substances in the Keystone State. Penn State students from outside Pennsylvania need to know the...
Drug Charges
Penalties for heroin charges in Pennsylvania
Heroin is an addictive substance derived from the opium poppy plant. It is commonly a white or black powder used for recreational purposes. Given the dangerous nature of heroin, anyone in State College, Pennsylvania, caught with it could face stiff penalties. Overview...
Reasons a court may toss a drug case
On behalf of Law Offices of Lance T. Marshall | Sep 30, 2020 | Drug Charges Individuals in Pennsylvania facing drug charges may might those charges dropped for several reasons. Some of these reasons are a direct result of a decision from the Supreme Court. A criminal...
Overdose death leads to narcotics investigation
Police in Pennsylvania have taken a man into custody who they believe sold the drugs that caused the overdose death of an Abingdon man in April. The 37-year-old Philadelphia resident faces a raft of charges including counts of possessing drugs with the intent to...
Drug investigation leads to arrests and gun seizures
An investigation into heroin and methamphetamine trafficking in has led to the arrest of five suspects and the seizure of seven illegal guns according to a press release from the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office. Three women and two men were taken into custody...
Alleged Pennsylavia drug gang indicted
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced in a June 3 press release that 11 individuals have been indicted for trafficking heroin, fentanyl and cocaine in Luzerne County. The indictments were handed down by a federal grand jury on...
Nearly half of traffic drug dog searches come up empty
Law enforcement agencies in Pennsylvania and across the United States routinely use drug dogs to "alert" officers to the presence of narcotics in vehicles. However, studies have found that a significant percentage of these alerts fail to yield any drugs once the...
Drug charges can lead to significant penalties
People who sell or attempt to sell controlled substances in Pennsylvania may be charged with a crime. In most cases, possession with intent to distribute charges are separate from drug trafficking charges. If a person is charged with drug trafficking, it means that...
Cash and large drug quantities lead to drug trafficking charges
Criminal charges of drug trafficking result in more severe penalties and prison sentences than drug possession charges. Prosecutors in Pennsylvania will likely charge you with drug trafficking if police attributed large quantities of drugs to you. Authorities will...
Drug probe leads to 6 arrests
In early February, state and federal investigators arrested six men for allegedly conspiring to transport large amounts of illegal drugs from Puerto Rico to Erie over a two-year period. The charges were brought by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of...