Drug cases are built on telephone, cell-site and surveillance evidence, and the sentence depends heavily on the role you are alleged to have played.
Drug cases are built on communications and location evidence: cell-site data, messages, surveillance and CCTV. The sentence depends on the role you are said to have played, so the first task is to understand exactly what the prosecution says each person did.
LP Evans defends possession with intent, supply, importation and large conspiracies, including county lines and organised crime group allegations, and has acted in cases involving thousands of pages of cell-site data and message downloads.
What we handle
- Possession with intent to supply
- Supply and street dealing
- Importation of Class A drugs
- Conspiracy and organised crime allegations
- County lines
- Cell-site, telephone and surveillance evidence
- Cultivation and production
Specific allegations
- Class A Drug Importation
Defending importation and conspiracy allegations investigated by the National Crime Agency, Border Force and the police.
If you are under investigation or have been arrested
What to do first
- Do not answer questions about drugs, phones or money until you have taken advice.
- Speak to a solicitor before you give anyone your phone passcode.
- Do not discuss the allegation with anyone else involved.
- Call us as soon as you are arrested or invited to interview.
Call 07501 792925, 24 hours a day.
How a case runs, and where we come in
- 1Arrest or interview
We advise before any questions are answered.
- 2The evidence
Phones, messages, cell-site data and surveillance are reviewed in detail.
- 3Your role
The role you are alleged to have played drives the sentence, so we test it.
- 4Trial or plea
We advise on the strength of the case and on every option.
- 5Sentence
If needed, full mitigation and a challenge to the way the role is put.
Why LP Evans
Experience of the largest cases
Published matters include a £65 million steroid conspiracy, a county lines indictment and an importation involving millions of pounds of Class A drugs.
Digital evidence
Analysing cell-site data, message downloads and surveillance is routine work for our team.
Role-focused defence
We test the alleged role from the outset, because it drives the sentence.
Selected results
- R v LW (Basildon Crown Court)Significant Class A conspiracy; the accused was recorded handing over a quantity of cocaine. Defence of lack of knowledge. Acquitted.
- R v AA (Teesside Crown Court)Conspiracy to supply Class A. Client acquitted by the jury.
- R v IA (Southwark Crown Court)Conspiracy to supply Class C medication. Client acquitted by the jury.
- R v S and Others (Sheffield Crown Court)Large scale conspiracy to supply Class A. Client acquitted by the jury.
Taken from matters the firm has published. Every case turns on its own facts and past results are not a guarantee of any particular outcome.
Questions people ask
What does my alleged role mean for the sentence?
Sentencing guidelines look at whether you are said to have a leading, significant or lesser role, so it is argued early.
How reliable is cell-site evidence?
It can place a phone in an area, not at a point. It needs to be tested by someone who understands it.
Can the police search my phone?
They can seize and download it. We advise on what they can lawfully take and use.
What if the drugs were not mine?
Knowledge and possession are for the prosecution to prove. The case often turns on both.