Drug Crimes

There are drug courts that help offenders who have committed substance abuse crimes. They must meet eligibility requirements and fully participate in the program to receive benefits. An offender must first determine how to become eligible in Oklahoma. Determine...

Changes in attitudes towards drugs crimes may have a positive impact on the Oklahoma courts. The legislature intends to reduce the prison population by applying more equity in sentencing. Nonviolent offenders may benefit from the reforms as the changes could keep them...

Possession of a controlled dangerous substance (CDS) is illegal in Oklahoma. You already knew that. What you might not know is that the law treats possession of different drugs differently. The exact substance the police claim they caught you with can affect whether...

When the police arrest two or more people for planning to commit a crime together, often not everyone in the group was equally involved in the alleged plot. But whether you were the ringleader of a plan to sell drugs or just someone who agreed to hide a package in...

Getting pulled over by the police can result in a warning, a traffic ticket -- or getting arrested and charged with a serious crime like drug possession with intent to distribute. Of course, what happens to you mostly depends on if you have illegal substances in your...

A Drug Enforcement Administration investigation into narcotics trafficking in Oklahoma and surrounding states led to the arrest of more than 300 people. News of the arrests was released on Sept. 12 by the DEA and the U.S. attorney general. Known as "Operation Crystal...

Criminal charges for dealing drugs in Oklahoma involve either the sale or attempted sale of a controlled substance. The classifications for these drugs are according to "schedules" that range from one to five. A few of the illegal drugs that can result in a criminal...

A joint investigation conducted by the Drug Enforcement Agency, the Department of Homeland Security and the Sequoyah County Sheriff’s Office led to the indictment of seven members of an alleged Oklahoma meth ring. The suspects, whose ages range from 28 to 45 years...

Four Oklahoma men have been accused of distributing counterfeit oxycodone pills containing the deadly opioid fentanyl. At least two people have died from drug overdoses after taking the pills according to media reports. Fentanyl is a synthetic drug that is many times...

Prosecutors in Oklahoma say that a Pottawatomie County man used a preowned car lot and several rental properties to support an illegal drug business that distributed thousands of opioid pills in the Shawnee area. An investigation into the man’s alleged activities came...