A New Hampshire man has been sentenced to 4 years in prison for his role in a heroin trafficking ring that distributed the deadly drug to customers in Maine and southern New Hampshire.
Derek Parker, 30, of Gonic, New Hampshire, was sentenced in United States District Court by Judge George Z. Singal on April 24, 2013 to 4 years in prison to be followed by 3 years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute heroin.
Parker pleaded guilty to the offense on November 13, 2013.
In late 2012 and early 2013, law enforcement agents learned that Parker was obtaining 10-20 grams of heroin on an almost daily basis and distributing heroin to customers in Maine and southern New Hampshire.
On April 24, 2103, Parker and thirteen other individuals were indicted for conspiracy to distribute heroin. Parker was arrested shortly after he was indicted.
This case results from a joint investigation conducted by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency; New Hampshire and Maine State Police, the York County Sheriff’s Office; the Rochester, New Hampshire Police Department and the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF), a partnership between federal, state and local law enforcement agencies.
U.S. Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II praised the cooperation among the law enforcement agencies noting that “these heroin traffickers were brought to justice because local, state, county and federal law enforcement agencies across two states worked closely together.”
Contact: Daniel J. Perry, Assistant United States Attorney, Tel: (207) 780-3257
Related Federal Cases
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- Scot Stolkner, Bath Salts, Fentanyl, and Heroin Trafficking, Maine 2016 · New Hampshire
- Andre Hunter, Heroin and Cocaine Trafficking, Maine 2014 · New Hampshire
- Damian Perry, Cocaine and Heroin Trafficking, Maine 2017 · New Hampshire
- Derek Parker, Heroin Trafficking, Maine 2013 · New Hampshire
Key Facts
- State: Maine
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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