Anthony Swift, Fentanyl Trafficking, New Hampshire 2017

CONCORD, New Hampshire – A Connecticut man has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for his role in a fentanyl and heroin trafficking operation.

Anthony Swift, 33, a former resident of Hartford, Connecticut, was sentenced on November 9, 2017, in federal court in Concord, New Hampshire.

Court documents and statements in court revealed that on May 23, 2016, the New Hampshire State Police conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle operated by another individual as it traveled north on Interstate 95. Swift was the sole passenger in the vehicle.

A search of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of 14.46 grams of fentanyl and 120.4 grams of heroin from a duffel bag in the trunk of the vehicle. Swift acknowledged that he purchased the drugs in Hartford, Connecticut and that the drugs would be distributed in the Presque Isle, Maine area.

Swift pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute fentanyl and heroin. He was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison.

“I commend the State Police for their work in preventing this substantial amount of drugs from being distributed,” said U.S. Attorney Scott W. Murray. “The U.S. Attorney’s Office continues to work closely with all of our law enforcement partners to stop the sales of heroin and fentanyl in New England.”

This investigation was conducted by the New Hampshire State Police Mobile Enforcement Team. Assistant United States Attorney Jennifer Cole Davis is prosecuting the case.