14 Indicted On Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy Charges In NH

Concord NH

11 March, 2021

1:09 PM

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CONCORD, NH — Eleven Massachusetts residents and three others have been indicted on drug dealing charges in New Hampshire, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. According to John Farley, the acting-attorney, the 14 people were indicted by a federal grand jury on Monday on conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl charges. Eight of the people indicted reside in Lawrence, Massachusetts. They include Manuel Emilio Delacruz-Diaz, 41; Francisco Valdez-Aybar, 36; Santo Luis Araujo-Guerrero, 48; Edwin Flores, 41; Maribel Benjamin, 57; Carlos Patricio Ozuna Gonzalez, 39; Mikael Canario-Batista, 45; and Vivian last name and age unknown. Three live in Methuen: Ramon Jacquez-Diaz, 50; Ambiory Monegro-Reynoso, 51; Wandy Rosario, 29. One suspect, Victor Tejada-Gonzalez, 30, lives in Connecticut while investigators do not know where two others, Estiviz Estepan-Ortiz, 37, and Danaury Espinal-Lara, 40, live. "Of those charged, Delacruz-Diaz, Valdez-Aybar, Araujo-Guerrero, Jacquez-Diaz, Monegro-Reynoso, Rosario, Benjamin, and Gonzalez were arrested during a coordinated law enforcement action on Wednesday," Farley said. "Tejada-Gonzalez and Canario-Batista were already in custody on other charges. Espinal-Lara, Estepan-Ortiz, Flores and Vivian (last name unknown) have not yet been taken into custody." Those arrested appeared before a magistrate judge on Wednesday and five were ordered detained pending further proceedings. The case was part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force investigation. Farley said the task force "identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten the United States by using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks." Editor's note: This post was derived from information supplied by the U.S. District Court and does not indicate a conviction. This link explains the removal request process for New Hampshire Patch police reports. Got a news tip? Send it to [email protected]. View videos on Tony Schinella's YouTube.com channel or Rumble.com channel.