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(a) Except as provided by this chapter, it is unlawful for a person to engage in trafficking a controlled substance.
(b) A person engages in trafficking a controlled substance if he or she possesses, possesses with the purpose to deliver, delivers, or manufactures a controlled substance by aggregate weight, including an adulterant or diluent, in the following amounts:
(1) Methamphetamine, heroin, or cocaine, two hundred grams (200g) or more;
(2) Fentanyl, one gram (1g) or more;
(3) Schedule I or Schedule II controlled substance that is not methamphetamine, fentanyl, heroin, or cocaine, two hundred grams (200g) or more;
(4) Schedule III controlled substance, four hundred grams (400g) or more;
(5) Schedule IV or Schedule V controlled substance, eight hundred grams (800g) or more; or
(6) A Schedule VI controlled substance, five hundred pounds (500 lbs.) or more.
(c)(1) Trafficking a controlled substance is a Class Y felony.
(2) Trafficking of fentanyl is an unclassified felony with a sentence of imprisonment of not less than twenty-five (25) years nor more than sixty (60) years, or life, and a fine of one million dollars ($1,000,000).
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 5. Criminal Offenses § 5-64-440. Trafficking a controlled substance - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-5-criminal-offenses/ar-code-sect-5-64-440/
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