Pembroke Woman Pleads Guilty to Meth Trafficking

Nadine Jacques, 46, of Pembroke, admitted to trafficking methamphetamine across central New Hampshire, pleading guilty Friday in federal court in Concord. The guilty plea marks the end of a months-long investigation into a local distribution network that flooded communities with high-purity meth.

Court records reveal Jacques sold meth in four controlled transactions between February and March 2020. A cooperating individual bought the drug from her in Suncook, Concord, and Dover—locations now tied to repeat drug activity. Each exchange was monitored by law enforcement, with evidence logged and preserved for prosecution.

The final deal on March 4, 2020, turned into a takedown. Surveillance teams watched Jacques meet her supplier in Dover, take possession of a package, and prepare to make her next sale. Agents moved in, arresting both Jacques and her source. Inside their possession: over 111 grams of methamphetamine, a stash with street value in the thousands.

U.S. Attorney Scott W. Murray wasted no words in condemning the damage caused by such trafficking. “Methamphetamine is a dangerous drug that continues to cause significant damage to communities throughout New Hampshire,” Murray said. “We will not hesitate to bring federal charges against the dealers who are responsible for distributing this dangerous substance in the Granite State.”

The probe was a joint operation led by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the New Hampshire State Police. Their collaboration tightened the net on a dealer who thought local streets were her personal marketplace. Now, the law has its say.

Jacques is set for sentencing on November 17, 2020. Assistant U.S. Attorney John S. Davis is prosecuting the case. Federal charges mean she faces a mandatory minimum sentence, with potential decades behind bars—all for choices that fueled addiction and endangered neighbors.