Van Nuys news reports that law-enforcement has seized thousands of marijuana plaints from an indoor pot-growing facility in the San Fernando Valley. The seizure is part of a larger drug crime investigation that may extend into additional Los Angeles area communities.
Drug searches were also conducted in Canoga Park, Sherman Oaks, North Hills, North Hollywood and Palmdale. No arrests were made initially, but several individuals were targeted.
In order to reduce the number of drug crime both State and Federal law enforcement agencies hand down harsh punishments to any one arrested on a suspicion of a drug crime. If you have been arrested on any drug charges, you need an experienced Los Angeles drug crimes attorney to prepare your defense.
The severity of your punishment will depend on a variety of factors including the amount and type of drugs in your possession. Further, whether your possession of illegal drugs was for personal use or for sale may affect if you are charged with a misdemeanor or felony.
Here, the intention of the raid was to target illegal drug cultivation operations, a potential felony offense.
For more information, or if you are under investigation or have been arrested on a drug charge, please contact the experienced Los Angeles drug crime lawyers at The Chahine Law Firm.
