Professional drug and alcohol lawyers
If you’ve found yourself in trouble with the law in relation to a drug or alcohol related offence, the specialist criminal lawyers at Stacks can assist you by advising you on what your rights are in your given situation, and whether or not this incident may result in you getting a criminal record or even a conviction.
Drug and alcohol charges in NSW are taken seriously, and a conviction on your record could result in you losing your driving license, or being restricted in the kinds of countries you can travel to for the rest of your life. That’s why it’s important to get specialist advice from a professional drug and alcohol lawyer who knows the ins and outs of the laws related to drugs and alcohol offences.
Specialist drug lawyers coming to your aid
For those who use illegal drugs, drug detection is becoming easier and easier through the constant development of new drug testing technologies. Today, simple swab tests can detect drugs in a small amount of saliva, making it easier to get caught. The Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 establishes the penalties for a number of drug offences.
Drug offences in NSW that Stacks Law Firm can assist you with include:
- Possession of a prohibited drug
- Manufacture of a prohibited drug
- Possession of precursors for manufacture
- Supply of a prohibited drug
- Prohibited drug driving offences
- Prohibited drug and drug-use implement offences
- Prohibited drug use charges
- Prohibited drug trafficking
- Supply and trafficking of prohibited drugs (with the seriousness of the offence depending on the quantities involved)
- Cultivation and possession of prohibited plants
- Aiding and abetting and taking part in offences involving prohibited drugs or plants
Specialist alcohol offence lawyers
Alcohol related offences are usually in relation to roads and traffic offences, and are treated as very serious offences in NSW. In NSW, police have the power to:
- Stop drivers at random to test for alcohol
- Arrest drivers who test over the legal limit
- Require a driver to take a sobriety test in certain circumstances
- Breath test any driver or supervising driver involved in a crash
Alcohol related offences we can assist with include:
- Driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI)
- Novice range PCA
- Special range PCA
- Low range PCA
- Mid range PCA
- High range PCA
- Refusal of a breath analysis or failing to provide a sufficient sample of breath
If you need legal advice or representation in relation to a drug or alcohol related offence in NSW, Call us today
