If you are facing drug-related charges, there’s a high chance the police allege they found evidence on you hat proves you are guilty. Alternatively, they might claim to have found it in your vehicle or in the property you rent or own.
You might protest your innocence and say that what they found is not yours and you knew nothing about it. Yet the very fact that they are police officers will convince many people that the officers are telling the truth and you must be lying.
Placing such blind faith in a police officer is unwise, as not all of them are as honest as they should be. Research by The Marshall Project shows that there are plenty of occasions where the suspect who claims to know nothing about the evidence the police allege they found on them (or on or in their property) is actually telling the truth.
Planting evidence
An officer may have one of many reasons for planting evidence on you. Perhaps they just want to seal a conviction to boost their performance record or get their boss off their back. Maybe they bear a personal grudge against you or one based on your skin color or some other characteristic. Perhaps they really do believe you committed the crime and are willing to cheat in order to secure a conviction. Or maybe they are trying to get you put behind bars any way they can because they failed to do so for another offense they allege you committed.
Planting evidence is totally illegal but it sadly still happens. If it happens to you, it’s essential you learn more about your legal options to refute the officer’s claims and protect your rights.