Drug Importation Lawyers

If you’re being investigated for or formally charged with drug importation, don’t make the mistake of navigating the criminal justice system alone.

Call (604) 669-6699 (available 24/7) or email info@penderlitigation.com to chat with an experienced lawyer ASAP.

Accusations of drug importation can lead to significant jail time or even life imprisonment, probation, reputational damage and a criminal record, impeding your ability to travel and secure gainful employment. But drug importation cases can be won. Pender Litigation is specially equipped to examine the circumstances of your case and launch a tactical defence.

Our first consultation is privileged and confidential, with no obligation on you.

When we meet, we’ll discuss your case and any related documents you can provide; answer your questions; and provide you with the estimated cost of retaining our services.

Drug importation cases can be won.

When you retain Pender Litigation, you’ll move forward with an experienced drug importation lawyer by your side and our entire team of criminal defence lawyers ready to assist the lawyer handling your case. Our team-based approach means your defence is strengthened by the skill and insight of multiple lawyers whose backgrounds include both defending and prosecuting drug cases.

 

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What is Drug Importation?

Drug importation occurs when you, without authorization, bring into Canada a Schedule I, II, III, IV, V or VI substance. Drug importation is a contravention of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, which makes it a serious offence to import into or export from Canada an illegal drug. While drug importation is not a Criminal Code offence, it is prosecuted in the same manner as a criminal offence and carries criminal penalties. 

Drug Importing in the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act

Concerning importing and exporting drugs, section 6 of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act states

6 (1) Except as authorized under the regulations, no person shall import into Canada or export from Canada a substance included in Schedule I, II, III, IV, V or VI.

Possession for the purpose of exporting

(2) Except as authorized under the regulations, no person shall possess a substance included in Schedule I, II, III, IV, V or VI for the purpose of exporting it from Canada.

Punishment

(3) Every person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2)

(a) if the subject matter of the offence is a substance included in Schedule I in an amount that is not more than one kilogram, or in Schedule II, is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for life, and to a minimum punishment of imprisonment for a term of one year if

(i) the offence is committed for the purposes of trafficking,

(ii) the person, while committing the offence, abused a position of trust or authority, or

(iii) the person had access to an area that is restricted to authorized persons and used that access to commit the offence;

(a.1) if the subject matter of the offence is a substance included in Schedule I in an amount that is more than one kilogram, is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for life and to a minimum punishment of imprisonment for a term of two years;

(b) if the subject matter of the offence is a substance included in Schedule III, V or VI,

(i) is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years, or

(ii) is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding eighteen months; and

(c) if the subject matter of the offence is a substance included in Schedule IV,

(i) is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years, or

(ii) is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year.