Oxford, OH asked in Criminal Law for Ohio

Q: If drugs are sent to a lab for testing and the drug test positive for other drugs also can you be charged with all .

The drug was heroin but lab tested for cocaine and something else as well. Now the police are trying to charge me as if I had 3 seperate drugs instead of the initial drug they found which was herion.

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Matthew Williams
Matthew Williams
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  • Criminal Law Lawyer
  • Cleveland, OH
  • Licensed in Ohio

A: When suspected drugs are sent to the lab for testing it is not at all uncommon for more than one illegal substance to be detected leading to more than one charge. It may be the same baggie but if it contains heroin and fentanyl, there can be two charges: one for each drug. You should be working with an attorney.

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