CONCORD -
Anthony Nieves, 26, of Nashua, was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison for
distributing fentanyl and crack cocaine, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray
announced today.
According
to court documents and statements made in court, in May of 2019, an undercover
law enforcement officer made controlled purchases of fentanyl and crack cocaine
from Nieves and his co-defendant, Yheresis Millan, on two separate occasions.
Both transactions took place in Nashua.
Nieves previously pleaded guilty on
January 3, 2020. Millan also pleaded guilty and is scheduled to be sentenced on
June 1, 2020.
“Drug
dealers cause serious damage to the communities where they do business,” said
U.S. Attorney Murray. “Through Operation S.O.S., we are working closely with
the Nashua Police Department and other law enforcement agencies to identify,
prosecute, and incarcerate the traffickers who sell fentanyl and other
dangerous drugs in Hillsborough County.
By taking these dangerous drug dealers off the street, we will improve
public health and safety in the Granite State.”
This
matter was investigated by the Nashua Police Department. The case was
prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Joachim H. Barth.
This case
is part of Operation Synthetic Opioid Surge (S.O.S.). In July of 2018, Attorney General Jeff
Sessions announced the creation of S.O.S., which is being implemented in the
District of New Hampshire and nine other federal districts. The goal of S.O.S. is to combat the large
number of overdoses and deaths associated with fentanyl and other synthetic
opioids. In New Hampshire, the U.S.
Attorney’s Office is focusing its efforts on prosecuting synthetic opioid
trafficking cases arising in Hillsborough County, which includes Manchester and
Nashua.
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