Cesar Joel Perez Mejia, Fentanyl Trafficking, New Hampshire 2025

Fentanyl Trafficking Ring Busted in New Hampshire

A Dominican Republic national has been arrested in connection with a drug trafficking organization operating out of Massachusetts and distributing illegal narcotics in Manchester, New Hampshire. Cesar Joel Perez Mejia, age 30, a Dominican Republic national unlawfully residing in Hyde Park, Massachusetts, was taken into custody yesterday.

According to the charging documents and statements made in court, on June 23, 2025, the defendant facilitated a drug sale with an undercover officer. When the defendant arrived at the agreed upon location, law enforcement searched the defendant’s vehicle and found small individually wrapped bags containing approximately 57 grams of suspected fentanyl and 43 grams of suspected crack cocaine.

Perez Mejia is charged with one count of possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. This charge carries a maximum prison term of 20 years, a maximum fine of $1,000,000, and a term of supervised release of at least three years and up to life.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Major Offender Task Force and the Manchester Police Department led the investigation. DEA New England, HSI New England, and the Boston, Attleboro, Methuen, Lynn, and Providence Police Departments provided valuable assistance.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Michael Shannon and Heather Cherniske are prosecuting the case as part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.

The details contained in the charging documents are allegations. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-nh/pr/dominican-national-arrested-his-role-drug-trafficking-conspiracy