Sentence examples for serious traffickers from inspiring English sources
In the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, Congress established five-year minimum terms for "serious" traffickers and 10-year minimums for "major" traffickers, as defined by different quantities for different drugs.
Most serious traffickers "only" get life imprisonment, but it's not uncommon for tourists to spend time locked up for a pocketful of pills, or fined heavily for being in possession of a gram of cocaine.
"By ensuring that the most severe penalties are reserved for serious drug traffickers, we can reduce unfair disparities in our criminal justice system and reduce the burden on our overcrowded prison system.
The way defense attorneys tell it, Guzman, 61, is a scapegoat, whose "mythological" status is essentially a creation of the Mexican, U.S. and other governments looking to distract from corruption in their own ranks involving other, more serious narco-traffickers.
"So I think this is the time to make it serious for drug traffickers and drug dealers.
The idea was to target drug kingpins and serious career drug traffickers.
About 28 months down the line, the government trumpets record seizures of drugs, money and guns to show that it is striking serious blows against the traffickers.
By combining serious criminal penalties for traffickers with comprehensive services for victims, it will launch a major attack on this modern form of slavery.
"Only sustained pressure on wildlife traffickers and serious penalties can change that".
Tiger-range countries must prosecute poachers and wildlife traffickers with serious penalties at home and coordinate across borders with neighboring countries and INTERPOL to apprehend the cartel kingpins behind the trade.
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus has asked him to suspend the program and re-organize it to focus more closely on deporting violent criminals, drug traffickers and other serious offenders.
