Daegu Attorney | Defended a Client Charged with Violation of the Narcotics Control Act and Obtained a Minor Fine

The client who came to the Daegu attorney sought assistance, stating that they had violated the Narcotics Control Act.

The Daegu attorney first reviewed the facts of the client's alleged offense.

The Daegu attorney's client searched for narcotics such as methamphetamine through social media, saw a seller's post, and contacted the seller.

The seller instructed the client to deposit several hundred thousand won per gram to purchase methamphetamine, and the client transferred the amount through a cashless deposit.

After the transfer, the client attempted to receive the methamphetamine from the seller, but was reportedly unable to reach the seller and therefore did not receive the methamphetamine.

The Narcotics Control Act that the Daegu attorney's client violated provides for strict punishment regarding narcotics,

◆Narcotics Control Act

Article 2 (Definitions) The terms used in this Act are defined as follows.

3. The term “🔗psychotropic drugs” means substances that act on the human central nervous system and that are recognized as posing a serious risk to the human body if misused or abused, falling under any of the following items and prescribed by Presidential Decree.

D. Drugs that have a relatively lower risk of misuse or abuse than those prescribed in item C and are used for medical purposes, and that, if misused or abused, pose a lower risk of causing physical or mental dependence than those prescribed in item C, or substances containing such drugs

Article 4 (Prohibition of Handling Narcotics by Persons Other Than Narcotics Handlers) (1) No person other than a narcotics handler shall engage in any of the following acts.

1. The act of possessing, owning, using, transporting, managing, importing, exporting, manufacturing, dispensing, administering, transferring, trading, arranging trade of, or providing narcotics or psychotropic drugs

Article 60 (Penalty Provisions) (1) Any person who falls under any of the following subparagraphs shall be punished by imprisonment for up to 10 years or a fine not exceeding 100 million won.

2. Article 4 (1), a person who trades, arranges the trade of, transfers, possesses, owns, uses, manages, dispenses, administers, or provides psychotropic drugs falling under Article 2 (3) (b) and (c) or psychotropic drugs containing such substances, in violation thereof, or a person who issues a prescription containing psychotropic drugs

(3) Attempts to commit the offenses prescribed in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be punished.

Under the Narcotics Control Act above, even a person who did not use or possess narcotics but attempted to purchase them with such intent and failed may be punished.

Because the Daegu attorney's client already had a prior conviction for the same type of offense, a sentence of imprisonment appeared unavoidable, so the Daegu attorney undertook the client's defense.

Through the Daegu attorney's defense, the client received a minor fine.

Because the client had a prior conviction for the same type of offense and violated the Narcotics Control Act, which imposes severe punishment, a sentence of imprisonment had been anticipated, but this was the judgment obtained through the Daegu attorney's defense.

Narcotics offenses may carry heavier punishment than any other crime, so if you are in a situation similar to the client's, the Daeryun Law Firm Narcotics Response Group in Daegu is available to assist you with your case.