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Drug Enforcement and Drug Charges

Denver Defense Lawyers Drug Enforcement & Drug Charges

Colorado Drug Enforcement

Most Common Illegal Drugs:

  • Cocaine/Crack
  • Heroine
  • Marijuana
  • Methamphetamine
  • Diverted Pharmaceuticals, including Oxycodone and Hydrocodone.
  • The Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area:
    Established in 1996 and covers Colorado, Montana, Utah and Wyoming. In Colorado
    the area covers Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Denver, Douglas, Eagle, El Paso, Garfield,
    Grand, Jefferson, La Plata, Larimer, Mesa, Moffatt, Pueblo, Routt and Weld counties.
  • The Drug Enforcement Agency makes an average of more than 400 Colorado drug arrests
    each year. Statewide, almost 20,000 others were arrested for drug violations.

Colorado drugs laws are the most aggressively investigated and zealously prosecuted
in the state. Hiring an experienced attorney is vital to protecting your freedom
and your rights.

The Denver defense attorneys at Rosenthal & Heymann have helped countless
clients deal with drug charges throughout the area, including Aurora, Englewood,
Lakewood and Boulder. Our attorneys have the knowledge and experience to win the
best outcome possible in your case, which could include treatment instead of jail
or prison time, alternative sentencing such as drug court, or investigating your
case and preparing to fight for your rights at trial.

Colorado drug laws are complex. Without the assistance of an attorney capable of
mounting a rigorous defense, the threat of jail time is very real.

The 17,851 state arrests for drug abuse in 2008 were the most of any criminal category,
except larceny and property crimes. And many of those crimes were committed to pay
for a drug habit. In fact, the number of drug arrests outpaced the combined total
for murder, rape, robbery, burglary, auto theft, aggravated assault, weapons violations
and arson.

The federal government reports that 1 in 5 of the state’s 23,000 inmates are in
prison for drug offenses. In reality, that number is much higher. Some estimate
that 75 percent of the nation’s prison population is incarcerated for a drug-related
offense, including burglary and property crimes committed to fuel a drug habit.

If you are facing drug charges in the Denver area, contact Rosenthal & Heymann today
for a free and confidential appointment to discuss your rights.

Rosenthal & Heymann – Call 303-825-2223 – Free Consultation