Law on the Misuse of Drugs and Drug Trafficking Offences

This textbook, in its third edition, offers a practical guide to the complexities of drug law. It contains detailed, technical legislation and case law in an accessible format, and in addition, it examines how drug problems are approached by the legal system.

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A highly practical guide to the complexities of drug law. It pulls together the strands of detailed, technical legislation and case law into an accessible format. Guides the reader through all the major statutes in force in relation to drug abuse and drug trafficking. Covers the powers of Customs and Excise as well as Confiscation, Forfeiture and Restraint Orders. Third edition incorporates all relevant changes resulting from the Drug Trafficking Act 1994, and case law, particularly the Aranguren case.