Drug / Narcotics Conspiracy

Anyone who, in any way, knowingly helps facilitate or furthers the criminal sale, distribution or trafficking of controlled substances or narcotics can be charged with Drug Conspiracy.

Federal criminal defense attorneys know a conspirator never has to actually come into contact with the actual narcotics. It is simply enough to make phone calls, set up buys, and sells drugs.

In certain jurisdictions and circumstances, you can be charged with drug conspiracy if you are just aware there is narcotics activity and you help facilitate it by allowing it to continue and do nothing to stop it. Very often, the police or federal agents will arrest people for drug conspiracy in order to get their cooperation with the prosecution of a bigger fish.


Since the the “war on drugs” started in the 1980’s, state and federal governments at all levels have aggressively pursued drug conspiracy and related offenses. Drug conspiracy is considered a “gateway crime” that can eventually lead to other offenses such as use of firearms, wire fraud, money laundering, weapons trafficking and more. Prosecutors and politicians love to splash their drug conspiracy busts all over the news because it promotes their image and makes them look good.

Citizens who may be in involved in drug conspiracy, possession or distribution, including prescription and illegal, are favorite targets of prosecuting attorneys because drug convictions are easier to get than other types of crime, when not represented by top lawyers.

Drugs or narcotics conspiracies are very aggressively prosecuted and have severe sentencing penalties in the criminal justice system. Being convicted for drug conspiracy can result in a “strike” on your record, loss of your drivers’ license, and difficulty in keeping or getting jobs. These circumstances may lead to homelessness if and when you do get out of prison. The importance of hiring a criminal defense lawyer and the best ones can not be stressed enough. A guilty verdict on drug conspiracy can sentence you to long prison terms with mandatory minimums and huge million dollar fines. This must be fought with extremely skilled and vigorous criminal lawyers with experience in state and federal alleged narcotics/drug conspiracy.

Federal drug conspiracy carries a maximum penalty of 40 years in prison and a $5,000,000 fine. If firearms are involved or some other types of offenses or criminal history, the maximum term can be life in prison.



The most common approach used by LibertyBell Law Group’s lawyers for criminal defense is to get the narcotics case dismissed or charges substantially reduced without a trial. Our lawyers’ pre-trial defense strategies usually revolve around the suppression or handling of evidence. This requires attorneys with more than just knowledge of the law. It requires lawyers with specific experience in drug conspiracy defense strategies backed by forensic experts who can conduct the research necessary for a winning defense.

Drug conspiracy is aggressively prosecuted and carries severe penalties. Just a few grams of some drugs can imprison you for many years.

A state investigation or case filed on drug conspiracy can result in federal prosecution which may lead to having two completely seperate cases and sentencing penalties. You need the best lawyers to prevent an additional filing in federal court, and vice versa. When our lawyers have intervened early, they have been successful at preventing charges from being filed in both state and federal courts and have also halted investigations.

The federal government has an entire agency dedicated solely to pursuing narcotics convictions. It is critical that your attorneys determine whether you are facing federal charges or are under federal investigation. A drug conspiracy can even be handed over later to the federal government. There is no doubt, you need the best attorneysexperienced in Federal Defense and with federal agencies and investigators, including the DEA and FBI.

Our defense strategies and our cadre of trial lawyers with expertise in drug conspiracy, in both federal and state courts, have saved our clients from having to pay back massive fines years of prison time.

The obvious goal of our criminal defense attorneys is to get your case dismissed or get a not guilty verdict. In an accusation of drug/narcotics conspiracy, there can be many individual charges and one each carries its own sentence.

In the event it is not possible for our lawyers to disprove a specific charge against you, our lawyers can be extremely helpful at sentence reduction. The complexity of drug conspiracy cases creates many opportunities for plea bargains by our attorneys. The attitude that state court judges can have makes it possible to greatly reduce sentences and penalties.

At LibertyBell Law Group, we have a team of trial defense attorneys with experience and expertise in drug conspiracy and related offenses. Our lawyers’ experience spans state courts across the country and federal courts. Our attorneys have successfully defended clients accused of a conspiracy involving huge amounts of drugs and millions of dollars.



You can now draw on the combined talents and resources of a huge number of lawyers with one goal — getting the best possible ending for your case. Our best lawyers stand ready to vehemently defend you.


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