Four Lawrence Residents Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin
CONCORD, N.H. – Four Lawrence residents have been found guilty of their roles in a heroin distribution conspiracy that took place from 2013 to October 2016.
The defendants were part of an indictment returned by the grand jury for the District of New Hampshire on October 5, 2016, charging 16 individuals with participating in the conspiracy.
According to documents on file with the court and statements made during the change of plea hearings, the drug trafficking organization responsible for distributing heroin was managed by Alberto Guerrero Marte, age 34. Day to day customer orders for heroin were taken by Michell DeJesus, age 37, and the information was provided to Marte. The heroin was delivered to the customers at various residences in Massachusetts by Maribel Santiago Ramos, age 34, and others. Each of these defendants admitted to trafficking one kilogram or more of heroin during the conspiracy.
Defendant Allison DeJesus, age 18, also took customer orders for heroin and re-supplied Santiago Ramos when deliveries were made.
The United States has agreed to recommend a sentence of 15 years for defendant Marte and a sentence of five years of probation for defendant Allison DeJesus. The sentences for the remaining defendants will be determined at the time of sentencing.
A sentencing hearing has been scheduled for October 27, 2017 for Allison DeJesus. Sentencing hearings have been scheduled for November 1, 2017 for Marte, Michell DeJesus, and Maribel Santiago Ramos.
The case was investigated by the DEA; Homeland Security Investigations; the Massachusetts State Police; the Haverhill Police Department; the United States Marshals Service; the New Hampshire State Police; the Manchester Police Department; the Lawrence Police Department; the Lowell Police Department, the Methuen Police Department, and the Hillsborough County Drug Task Force. This case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Don Feith.
Key Facts
- State: New Hampshire
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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