Drugs Offences

Drug offences are treated extremely seriously in the UK. A conviction for even the most minor drug possession or offence can result in a criminal conviction that can have career-ending consequences.

At Berkeley Square Solicitors we have extensive experience in defending individuals accused of drug-related offending across the spectrum from allegations of possession to some of the largest drug trafficking cases ever tried in the UK.

BSQ partner Goran Stojsavljevic is recognised as one the leading criminal practitioners in this field. Goran is regularly instructed in high profile, multi-defendant drugs trafficking cases with an international dimension. He appears in courts all over the country.

A tenacious litigator with a charismatic presence, he has a reputation for quickly digesting large volumes of evidence to identify key problem areas upon assuming conduct of a case.

Client A was charged with conspiracy to supply class A drugs, money laundering and perverting the course of justice. A was alleged to be one of the country’s main kingpin drug importers and the wholesale “supplier of all suppliers.”

Following his arrest the Prosecution’s case was that the sale and supply of cocaine in one part of the UK fell by almost 30 per cent. BSQ partner Goran Stojsavljevic was instructed.

After a lengthy four-month trial A was cleared of all charges.

Client B was charged with Conspiracy to import 1,000 kilos of pure cocaine. His arrest followed a massive 2 -year undercover police surveillance operation.

BSQ partner Goran Stojsavljevic was instructed. The Crowns case was that the drugs were allegedly being imported from South American countries disguised as packages of meat.

A was cleared of importing drugs but pleaded guilty to money laundering.

Client C was a defendant in a twenty handed trial concerning allegations of conspiracy to supply cocaine, ketamine and cannabis. C was accused of having in excess of 30 “dirty” phones used to further the conspiracy.

C was tried in relation to all three classes of drugs in a trial that lasted for almost a year in the Crown Court. BSQ partner Goran Stojsavljevic was instructed.

C was acquitted at trial.