A person who supplies or administers a controlled substance is guilty of an offence. The offence of supplying a controlled substance can carry with it a term of imprisonment.
Supply has been defined as provide, distribute, offer to provide or distribute.
Our specialist criminal lawyers at Caldicott Lawyers are experts in all drug related matters, including supply of a controlled substance.
The maximum penalty for a basic offence, if the offender is a serious drug offender, is $75,000 or 15 years imprisonment, or both. In any other case, $50,000 or 10 years imprisonment, or both.
For an aggravated offence, $75,000 or 15 years imprisonment, or both.
It may be a defence against the charge of supply of a controlled drug if you:
The police must prove that:
This is a major indictable charge. The proceedings will initially commence in the Magistrates Court of South Australia. If there is sufficient evidence against you, the matter will then be transferred to the Supreme Court of South Australia.
If you are charged with this offence you definitely require the services of a lawyer – call us on (08) 8120 3778 or email [email protected] and our experienced criminal lawyers will be happy to answer your questions in relation to your charge of supply of a controlled drug.
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Our client was charged with two counts of trafficking in controlled drug.
Our client pleaded guilty to the offence and was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of three and a half years, with an 18 month non-parole period, suspended upon him entering into an 18 month good behaviour bond, supervised by the Department of Corrections for 12 months. An excellent result for the client.
Trafficking in a commercial quantity of a controlled drug.
Our client was charged with trafficking in a commercial quantity of a controlled drug, namely 700 tablets of ecstasy.
A search warrant was executed on his property with the drugs being found, some tick lists and an amount of $10,000.00 cash.
Shortly after arrest, we secured our client counselling in a drug rehabilitation facility. Further, reference material was obtained from family and friends as well as urine analysis to demonstrate the rehabilitative process that the client had undertaken.
Ultimately, he received a term of imprisonment of two years, one day and six months suspended upon him entering into a good behaviour bond.
The client was charged with trafficking ecstasy, possession of firearms, fail to store ammunition and possessing an unregistered firearm.
He received a total of three years and five months, with a two year non-parole period, suspended upon him entering into a $1,000.00 good behaviour bond, and to be under supervision for 12 months.
