A 34-year-old city drug dealer was found guilty of selling fentanyl to a second city drug dealer resulting in the overdose death of another person.
Homeland Security Investigations, in conjunction with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Hampshire, is seeking to identify potential victims of a sophisticated gift card fraud scheme for victim restitution purposes.
Mayor Jay Ruais testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday, throwing his support behind two bills (SB 14 and SB 15 – see below) aimed at increasing penalties related to fentanyl possession and distributing a controlled drug that results in death.
A man arrested last week for having a loaded firearm, a violation of his status as a convicted felon, is in custody again, this time after leading police on a brief chase before his car got stuck on the railroad tracks.
Once built and operational the lab will have a staff of more than 50 and the DEA expects to process more than 5,000 drug exhibits a year. The lab will provide forensic analysis for drug investigations for the entire DEA New England Field Division covering New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and upstate New York. Regional laboratories process evidence for the DEA, FBI, ATF, DHS, and state and local agencies.
While these numbers might not be perfect, for a variety of reasons, they certainly don’t lie. The article which is cited as the source for these numbers comes from AMR Representative Christopher Stawasz. In that article he talks about the two best ways of reducing the fatality levels for opioid overdoses. The first is to increase the availability and education about Narcan. Narcan and education about it is widely available, often for free. It will effectively prevent the fatality of an opioid overdose as long as it is administered in time, and administered correctly. The second is to increase education and awareness about best practices for using in ways that will help to prevent more needless fatalities. Most importantly: “Never use alone!”
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An officer was treated for exposure to fentanyl after coming into contact with the drug during a search prior to an arrest.
A police confrontation with a Weare man Saturday night suspected of buying drugs led to the evacuation of Cumberland Farms on Hanover Stret, after a bag of what police believe was fentanyl tore open, contaminating the officers, the suspect and the store.
Two people were arrested — one in Massachusetts and the other at a Chestnut Street address — Wednesday in connection with a heroin/fentanyl and cocaine trafficking operation in Lynn and Lawrence.
The investigation, which culminated in the execution of various search warrants on April 9, 2018, led to the seizure of more than 30 kilograms of suspected fentanyl, two firearms, and over $500,000 in cash. In court documents, the government has alleged that the investigation targeted a drug trafficking organization led by the Martinez brothers, Sergio and Raulin.
Nine people were arrested following a drug sweep around the city, including an assortment of drugs and paraphernalia from a Laurel Street apartment.
If convicted most of the defendants arrested face a mandatory minimum of 10 years in prison and a maximum sentence of life, as well as a fine of up to $10 million.
Police discovered the bag of fentanyl after Louis Martinez spit it out of his mouth while inside an ambulance.
President Trump’s message to a community that has been ravaged by drugs was a welcome one. On Monday Trump came to Manchester to talk about breaking the chain of misery that drug addiction has wrought, one link at a time – from drug suppliers and dealers, all the way to the morgues.
Three people were arrested after police SWAT entered a residence on Bridge Street and confiscated drugs and cash.
“As alleged, Dr. Clough was the top prescriber of a powerful fentanyl spray in the state of New Hampshire,” said Harold H. Shaw, Special Agent in Charge, FBI Boston Division. “He is alleged to have received kickbacks for issuing those prescriptions. The FBI will continue to attack the opioid epidemic from all angles, including rooting out individuals who place profit before patient safety.”
Kevin Manchester of Nashua was indicted by the Grand Jurors of Hillsborough County for multiple sales of fentanyl, under New Hampshire RSA 318-B, Acts Prohibited, one of which caused the death of Michelle MacLeod in January of 2016.
U.S. Attorney Emily Gray Rice and New Hampshire Attorney General Joseph Foster on Monday announced the formation of an inter-office team of prosecutors who will be tasked with targeting drug dealers for prosecution in opiate overdose deaths in New Hampshire.
“When I hear ‘state of emergency,’ I think you’re maybe sending in the National Guard to set up some emergency field hospitals, and bringing in a couple of doctors and nurses to start pumping people through these field hospitals so they can at least detox, reducing the waiting lists and relieving already overtaxed staff,” said Holly Cekala, of HOPE for NH Recovery.