Categories for Drug Offenses

I’ve handled a lot of cases involving the detectives in the San Fernando Valley who are involved with narcotics arrests. There’s a special unit that handles narcotics in the San Fernando Valley and they make a lot of arrests. What these guys are doing is arresting people and then they try to get those people to give them information about other drug activities. That’s how they get a lot of… Continure reading

Health and Safety Code Section 11370.1 – Possession of a Firearm Related to a Controlled Substance of Narcotics Case If someone has narcotics and they’re selling them or for some other purpose, and they also have a firearm, this is an added enhancement that the prosecutors can file against the person and obviously, this would bring a prison sentence and serious ramifications. In criminal law, especially in California and Los… Continure reading

Nicholas West, 22, was arrested and booked Wednesday October 10, 2012 on suspicion of growing and cultivating marijuana. He faces charges of cultivation and possession of marijuana, along with grand theft of a gun. Charges like this have a potential of resulting in oer 5 years prison depending on surrounding circumstances and of course whether the defendant has a competent defense attorney representing him. Malibu Deputies discovered a greenhouse with… Continure reading

Kent Wycliffe Easter, 38, and Jill Bjorkholm Easter, 39, two attorneys who are married, have been accused of planting prescription pills, marijuana, and a marijuana pipe in a car belonging to a parent-volunteer at their son’s school. They pled not guilty and are scheduled to return to court on October 12th for a pretrial hearing and then on November 9th for a preliminary hearing. Kent Easter has been a member… Continure reading

A 34 year old wanted to feel his sense of freedom and by that he meant driving around naked waist down. Investigation revealed that Umar Khan from Glendale often drives around the city at night or early morning hours looking for a cul-de-sac or home driveway to park in and masturbate. Khan was also convicted of indecent exposure in 1998, Khan was arrested on Thursday January 26, 2012 for suspicion… Continure reading

Two prolific downtown Los Angeles taggers were put into custody on Friday on drug charges. According to the LAPD, brothers Aldo Montoya, 26, and Francisco Montoya, 33, are responsible for hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage. The Norwalk home of the brother’s parents was raided on Thursday, but the suspects were not found there. Agents learned of their whereabouts and arrested Aldo at a South Gate home and Francisco… Continure reading

During a series of raids Wednesday across several Southern California counties, authorities arrested 11 people, seized marijuana and confiscated $20,000 in cash. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said that search warrants were served at 16 locations in several counties in an operation to crack down on the sale of marijuana and related products. According to the Los Angeles times, 78 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated $234,000 and 4,000… Continure reading

Rapper T.I. and his wife Tameka “Tiny” Cottle were arrested this month in Los Angeles for alleged possession of a controlled substance. According to the arrest report from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s department, during the course of a traffic stop in West Hollywood, involving Tip, 29, and Cottle, 36, “deputies smelled a strong odor of Marijuana emitting from the vehicle.”Following a narcotics investigation, both the rapper and his wife,… Continure reading