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Drug trafficking in US is at highest rate. Each year the drug law enforcement agencies face the challenge of protecting borders from such drug traffickers. Drug Trafficking means cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sale of illegal drugs like cocaine, and MDMA. Drug Trafficking laws penalize all those who import drugs in US. Drug trafficking laws can implicate a single individual or a group of members involved. Drug Trafficking may include either those persons who do the business of drugs that is sale the drugs at higher level, some one possessing drugs either in home, himself or anywhere in his or her private property or those who cultivate drugs for any means. These drug traffickers are punished accordingly and the punishment vary depend on many factors like type of drug, amount of drug, geographic area of distribution.

Between all these possession is considered as small offense. If the people possess a small amount of drug then it is a small offense. The problem occur at that time when a person possess high amount of drugs as at that time he or she would be charged with more serious crime. Manufacturing or cultivation is generally considered as extremely serious offense. In Manufacturer or cultivation, the penalties depend on the manufacturer reputation. If a drug plant produces drug then may be it is to be punished with small fine and on the other hand if a small factory produces high amount then they have to face jail and court. There are various cut-offs prescribed but they depend on the drugs. The maximum penalty for trafficking drug at large amount may be 15 years imprisonment and if at commercial level then it may extends up to 25 years.

If the drug traffickers import the drugs for the purpose of sale, then it is the extremely serious offense and the person may punish strictly and face jail sentence for long time. For example if the drug involved is cocaine, LSD and cocaine base and amount is more than 500 gms then he or she may be punished for minimum 5 years and if it cause any serious injury or death then he or she may be punished for more than 20 years or more than life. And in second offense, there may be chance that these drug traffickers got punishment of not less than 10 years. If because of taking drug there cause any death or injury then person may be punished for life imprisonment. If the drug Trafficker is an individual then he or she may be fined $2million and if a group is involved then $5 million. If the amount found is more than 5 kgs, then a person may be punished for more than 10 years and if could happen anything serious then for more than 20 years. They also got life imprisonment punishment if someone dies by taking drugs. In this case if the drug Trafficker is an individual then he or she is fined $8 million and if whole group then $20 million.