Through intense depositions Homeland Security, the United States Postmaster General for the Tallahassee Region (which includes Jackson County), and the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office officials, we were able to have the charges reduced to mere 3 rd Degree Felony Possession of MDMA, avoiding any prison whatsoever, as well as the mandatory $50,000 fine. The Defendant was charged in State Court with Trafficking in MDMA, more than 10 Grams but less than 200 Grams, which has a mandatory prison sentence (up to 30 years in prison) and a mandatory $50,000 fine. Making matters worse, the Defendant was already on Felony Probation for Felony Cultivation of Marijuana and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Shortly after leaving, law enforcement swarmed the Defendant while the drugs and his young daughter were in his vehicle. While at the Cottondale post office, the Defendant was observed picking up a package known by drug agents to contain illegal substances. The Defendant was arrested by the Department of Homeland Security and Jackson County Sheriff’s Office following a joint effort to investigate drug smuggling into the United States from Belgium.
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