illegal possession
Criminal custody charge
Illegal possession is the crime of having something you're not legally permitted to have—typically drugs, firearms, or stolen property.
The charge focuses on possession itself, regardless of intent to use or sell: He was arrested for illegal possession of a controlled substance.
What constitutes illegal possession varies by jurisdiction and the item in question.
- stolen goodsProperty acquired through theft
- firearmsWeapons using explosive propulsion
- smugglingIllegal covert transport
- arrestSeize by law
- bag searchExamining container contents
narcotics · drug paraphernalia · search warrant · theft · controlled substances · fraud · counterfeit currency · burner phone · criminal statutes · poaching · seizure · contraband · black market · asset forfeiture · explosives · embezzlement · incarceration · felony charge
- crimesarson, burglary, robbery, kidnapping, vandalism
- gun lawsgun control, gun rights, gun laws, gun safety, gun permits
- weapons crimesweapons charge, armed robbery, armed assault, gun trafficking, brandishing
- drug crimesdrug trafficking, drug dealing, drug smuggling, drug conspiracy, narcotics trafficking
- violenceviolence, physical attack, brutality, physical violence, aggression
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Authorized ownership of property
legal ownership · rightful possession · legal custody · rightful ownership
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