Does Section 924(c) of the Criminal Code require the prosecution to prove the drug element of the drug trafficking offence?
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The following excerpt is from United States v. Furaha, 992 F.3d 871 (9th Cir. 2021):
Furthermore, our circuit's case law demonstrates that "the drug element" of 924(c) requires the prosecution to prove the defendant committed a specific drug trafficking crime, not just any drug trafficking crime. In United States v. Rios , 449 F.3d 1009, 1012 (9th Cir. 2006), we held:
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