Fentanyl is a potent opioid, and it is synthetic and hazardous. That's why both state and federal prosecutors are prosecuting Fentanyl, possession for sales, and sales cases at a record number.
One significant danger with Fentanyl is that it is 50 to 100 times more potent than Oxycodone and also deadly. Prosecutors are very serious about prosecuting these cases.
One of the big things they're trying to do is find the suppliers of Fentanyl to be able to cut off this drug. Even drug dealers realize how dangerous Fentanyl is, and a lot of them are trying to test the Oxy that they're getting from suppliers before they sell it.
The reason for this is to make sure it is not laced with Fentanyl because of the high overdose rate as it relates to Fentanyl.
Reviewing the Facts of the Possession for Sales Case
The reason this overdose rate seems to be occurring is because you don't need that much of the drug (1) to get high and (2) to potentially kill yourself when you take too much of it.
It's not that difficult to take too much Fentanyl. So, when we talk about defending a case where someone's charged with sales of Fentanyl or possession for sales, we've got to look at the surrounding facts:
- How many drugs were involved?
- Was it pure Fentanyl?
- Was it a much smaller percentage of Fentanyl?
- Did the person know that they were selling Fentanyl?
- Does the person have a criminal record?
These are all considerations.
Developing a Defense Strategy to Fight the Drug Sales Charges
If you or a loved one is charged with one of these sales or possession for sales cases, I have you come to the office.
We will discuss all the facts and details of the case with me, and then we will start developing a plan for exactly how we're going to defend the case based on what we're confronted with.
Is it a case where we will take it to jury trial and fight the case? Or is it a case where we're going to have to negotiate because they have good evidence that you are involved with selling Fentanyl?
Once we make that determination, we've got to consider you as a person. Maybe we'll put together a mitigation package, where we submit mitigating information to the prosecutors.
This package would include information about your job, family, character letters related to you, and the type of person you are. A mitigation package includes a whole host of things.
Hopefully, nobody died from the sale of any Fentanyl related to you, and we can chalk it up as an aberration and try to get some resolution that will take into account your future and protect your job, your liberty, and your reputation.
So, if either you or a loved one is charged with possession for sales of Fentanyl and you need help, pick up the phone and ask to set up a meeting with Ron Hedding. I stand ready to help you.
