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Drugs Misuse Act 1986
sec.5Trafficking in dangerous drugs
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### sec.5 Trafficking in dangerous drugs
A person who carries on the business of unlawfully trafficking in a dangerous drug is guilty of a crime.
Maximum penalty—life imprisonment.
The Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 , section 161Q states a circumstance of aggravation for an offence against this section.
An indictment charging an offence against this section with the circumstance of aggravation stated in the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 , section 161Q may not be presented without the consent of a Crown Law Officer.
s 5 amd 1988 No. 88 s 3 sch 1 ; 1989 No. 34 s 5 ; 1990 No. 9 s 5 ; 1996 No. 49 s 4 ; 1996 No. 79 s 36 ; 2000 No. 28 s 5 ; 2008 No. 4 s 7 ; 2010 No. 42 s 37 sch ; 2013 No. 35 s 68B ; 2016 No. 62 s 164 ; 2023 No. 11 s 4
(sec.5-ssec.1) A person who carries on the business of unlawfully trafficking in a dangerous drug is guilty of a crime. Maximum penalty—life imprisonment.
(sec.5-ssec.2) The Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 , section 161Q states a circumstance of aggravation for an offence against this section.
(sec.5-ssec.3) An indictment charging an offence against this section with the circumstance of aggravation stated in the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 , section 161Q may not be presented without the consent of a Crown Law Officer.