Legal Question in Criminal Law in United States

Of course you should follow the advice of your own attorney who knows your case. This is for general informational purposes only. You need to become educated in the law of narcotics transactions. Ownership of the drugs does not neccessarily determine culpability of "innocence". The laws of accomplice liability, conspiracy and the elements of "knowing possession" make actual ownership nearly inconsequential in some cases. If the person truly did not know that the drugs were contained in the vehicle, then it generally will now be up to your lawyer to try to persuade the prosecutor of that position- easier said than done. In the world of narcotics transactions one can envision many scenarios where true "owners" of the narcotics would utilize drug couriers, each with varying degrees of knowledge of what it is that they are transporting - from zero knowledge to full accomplice liability and participation. These are the issues that are litigated in these cases- not only whose drug package it was.