A Suffolk County Drug Possession Lawyer will tell you that drug-related criminal behavior in New York crosses class, race, age, and gender lines. In fact, the Office of the District Attorney in Suffolk County has tracked drug possession as an increasing problem. Each Suffolk County Drug Possession Lawyer at Stephen Bilkis & Associates has experience with all types of criminal activity involving drug crime and drug possession. We have represented all types of defendants, starting with initial advice that is free to you, because we understand that anyone might make a mistake or be facing a wrongful charge.

The illicit drugs that are being found on Long Island, not just in Suffolk County but in Nassau County as well, are essentially the same as those found throughout the New York City area, from the borough of Manhattan to Staten Island (Kings County), from Queens and Brooklyn up north to the Bronx. They include, among others, marijuana, cocaine and crack, heroin, LSD, ecstasy, and crystal meth. The Office of the Suffolk County District Attorney is attempting to stop this trend of drug crime and reduce drug possession on Long Island. As part of that effort, the District Attorney is prosecuting drug dealers with ever more aggression, and asking judges in Suffolk County to consider imposing increasingly severe sentences.

Each Suffolk County Criminal Lawyer with the firm of Stephen Bilkis & Associates will advise that a Drug Possession or Drug Crime conviction can result in significant penalties for you, ranging from heavy fines to prison time. The penalty you may face will be decided based on what type of drug is involved in your Drug Possession case. We can explain to you that a drug is classified based on its potential for dependency, its likelihood of abuse, and the existence of an acceptable medical use for it. For example, a drug-related criminal act involving a drug such as heroin will be treated more severely than a Drug Possession involving a substance that is a commonly used medication (for example, cough syrup with codeine) but for which you don’t have a valid prescription.

If you have been arrested for Drug Possession or another drug crime, we at Stephen Bilkis & Associates strongly encourage you to talk with a Suffolk County Drug Possession Lawyer in our office as soon as you can. We will work to protect and preserve your rights. We also know that first-time offenders are sometimes sentenced to a treatment program instead of being incarcerated. On our team, you will find a Suffolk County Drug Possession Lawyer who will meet with you for free to discuss and plan how to best defend yourself. Call 1 800 NY NY LAW to arrange a free meeting with our team in our Suffolk County location, or in Nassau County. We are also available, at your convenience, in our New York City locations: in Manhattan (New York County), in Brooklyn (Kings County), and also in Queens, Staten Island (Richmond County), and the Bronx. Alternatively, you can come to our Westchester County location.