Drug Trafficking

Being accused of drug trafficking is a life-altering event. The sheer weight of the government’s resources is suddenly directed at you, and the anxiety you are feeling about your freedom and your future is completely valid. Law enforcement agencies spend months—sometimes years—building these cases, and by the time you are arrested, you may feel like the outcome is already predetermined.

At Jajou Law, led by criminal defense lawyer Lary Jajou, we know that no case is truly airtight. We provide high-stakes, strategic defense for serious trafficking allegations. We deal in facts, rigorous scrutiny, and candor. We will not offer you false hope, but we will provide a relentless defense aimed at exposing the flaws in the prosecution’s investigation and protecting your constitutional rights.

In Canada, drug trafficking is prosecuted under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) with extreme severity. The Crown Attorney and police view these offenses not just as individual crimes, but as threats to public safety.

If you are convicted of trafficking—whether it involves cocaine, fentanyl, methamphetamine, or large-scale cannabis distribution—the consequences are devastating and permanent.

Consequence and The Reality of a Conviction

– Federal Prison: Trafficking hard narcotics routinely results in lengthy, multi-year sentences in a federal penitentiary.
– Asset Forfeiture: The government can seize your home, vehicles, bank accounts, and cash if they are deemed “proceeds of crime.”
– Bail Complications: Securing bail in a trafficking case is notoriously difficult and requires a highly structured release plan.
– Permanent Record: A lifelong criminal record that destroys career prospects and bans you from international travel, particularly to the U.S.

You need a lawyer who possesses the highly technical legal knowledge required to deconstruct complex, large-scale police investigations.

High-stakes drug trafficking investigations rely on sophisticated, invasive police tactics. However, law enforcement must adhere strictly to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. When they cut corners, your rights are violated. Lary Jajou focuses on a highly technical defense strategy that attacks the foundational evidence of the Crown’s case:

1. Challenging Wiretaps and Surveillance
Under Part VI of the Criminal Code, police must meet exceptionally high legal standards to intercept your private communications. We meticulously review the massive volumes of wiretap authorizations and surveillance logs. If the police misled the authorizing judge or lacked the strict statutory grounds to tap your phones, we will fight to have those intercepted communications excluded from the trial entirely.

2. Scrutinizing Confidential Informants
Many trafficking investigations are triggered by tips from confidential informants. These individuals are often unreliable, heavily incentivized by police payouts, or trying to work off their own criminal charges. Through specialized legal procedures (such as Garofoli applications), Lary Jajou works to expose the unreliability of these informants and strip away the legal foundation of the police investigation.

3. Attacking Search Warrants
If your home, business, or vehicle was raided, the police likely relied on an Information to Obtain (ITO) to secure a search warrant. We rigorously cross-examine the details within the ITO. If the police used exaggerated, outdated, or unlawfully obtained information to get the warrant, the resulting search violates Section 8 of the Charter. We aggressively pursue the exclusion of the seized drugs, cash, and scales.

4. Disputing “Possession for the Purpose”
The Crown often charges individuals with “Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking” based solely on the quantity of drugs found, the presence of cash, or the packaging materials nearby. We actively challenge these assumptions, forcing the Crown to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the intent to traffic actually existed.

When you are facing years in federal prison, you do not need sugar-coated advice. You need a hard-hitting, realistic legal strategy.

Lary Jajou is known for his candid, straightforward approach. He will sit down with you, transparently explain the weight of the evidence against you, and outline a clear, aggressive path forward. Whether we are negotiating with the Crown to significantly reduce the charges or conducting a massive constitutional challenge at trial, our focus is entirely on protecting your freedom and your future.

If you have been arrested, or if you suspect you are the target of a trafficking investigation, do not speak to the police under any circumstances. Do not attempt to explain your finances, your associates, or the items in your possession. Exercise your right to remain silent.

Take control of your defense before it is too late. Contact Lary Jajou at Jajou Law today at +1 (647) 269-4233 or fill out our secure Online Contact Form for a highly confidential, urgent case evaluation.