Ark. Code Ann. § 5-64-440

Trafficking a controlled substance

Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case Harjo v. State (2017)

Most recently applied in 2026 Ark. App. 103 - De'andre James v. State of Arkansas (February 2026)

Acts 2011, No. 570, § 60; 2013, No. 529, § 4.

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(1) Except as provided by this chapter, it is unlawful for a person to engage in trafficking a controlled substance.

(2) 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: Methamphetamine or cocaine, two hundred grams (200g) or more;

(3) Schedule I or Schedule II controlled substance that is not methamphetamine 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.

(7) Trafficking a controlled substance is a Class Y felony.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.