Defending drug prosecutions is arguably an area of expertise within the general practice of criminal law. Drug investigations tend to be more sophisticated and the resulting prosecutions more complex than other criminal proceedings. If you are charged with a drug offence chances are you will be facing a federal drug prosecutor well acquainted with the peculiar dynamics of a drug case. In choosing a lawyer to defend a drug prosecution there is no substitute for experience.

Patrick Fagan has a unique and diverse background from which to draw in defending drug prosecutions. He is the only criminal defense lawyer in Canada with 5 years experience as an RCMP drug investigator. Before entering law school Patrick Fagan had extensive training and experience in conventional criminal investigations, undercover techniques, wiretapping, interrogation, search warrant preparation and execution, surveillance and witness preparation. Patrick Fagan’s experience as a drug investigator resulted in his testimony being accepted as that of an expert by Alberta Courts in matters of drug use and trafficking.

THE BOTTOM LINE IS THIS: For five years Patrick Fagan’s professional life was devoted to putting drug cases together; the last 20 years have been devoted to taking drug cases apart. He has successfully defended hundreds of drug cases ranging from simple possession of marijuana to one of the largest cocaine seizures in the history of Alberta.

For a list and summary of notable 2005 drug cases successfully defended by Patrick Fagan, please click here.

For a list and summary of notable 2006 drug cases successfully defended by Patrick Fagan, please click here.

For a list and summary of notable 2007 drug cases successfully defended by Patrick Fagan, please click here.

For a list and summary of notable 2008 drug cases successfully defended by Patrick Fagan, please click here.

For a list and summary of notable 2009 drug cases successfully defended by Patrick Fagan, please click here.

For a list and summary of notable 2010 drug cases successfully defended by Patrick Fagan, please click here.