My husband was caught transporting drugs, and my wife defended him?

Of course. As long as the wife is not involved in the case, she can be the defender of the criminal suspect; If the case is still under investigation, you can only entrust a lawyer as a defender. In addition, as a defender, the wife can't provide legal professional help in essence because of her limited legal knowledge and defense skills, and she is also subject to many restrictions when meeting criminal suspects. Therefore, it is best to hire a professional lawyer to provide legal professional help. Legal basis: relevant provisions of the Criminal Procedure Law. Article 32: 1. In addition to exercising the right of defense, criminal suspects and defendants may also entrust one or two people as defenders. The following persons may be entrusted as defenders:

( 1)? Lawyer;

(2)? A person recommended by a people's organization or the unit where the criminal suspect or defendant belongs;

(3)? Guardians, relatives and friends of criminal suspects and defendants.

2. A person who is sentenced to punishment according to law or deprived or restricted of personal freedom shall not act as a defender.

Article 33 1. A criminal suspect has the right to entrust a defender from the day when he is interrogated for the first time by the investigation organ or takes compulsory measures; During the investigation, only lawyers can be entrusted as defenders. The defendant has the right to entrust a defender at any time.

2. When the investigation organ interrogates the criminal suspect for the first time or takes compulsory measures against the criminal suspect, it shall inform the criminal suspect that he has the right to entrust a defender. The people's procuratorate shall, within three days from the date of receiving the case materials transferred for examination and prosecution, inform the criminal suspect that he has the right to entrust a defender. The people's court shall, within three days from the date of accepting the case, inform the defendant of the right to entrust a defender. If a criminal suspect or defendant requests to entrust a defender while in custody, the people's court, the people's procuratorate and the public security organ shall promptly convey it.

3. If a criminal suspect or defendant is in custody, his guardian or near relative may entrust a defender.

4. After accepting the entrustment of the criminal suspect or defendant, the defender shall promptly inform the case-handling organ.