Francis Harrington, Fentanyl Trafficking, New Hampshire 2021

A Manchester man has been sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for fentanyl trafficking.

Francis Harrington, 39, of Manchester, was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute, Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today.

Harrington was arrested on August 22, 2019, after a Manchester police officer responded to a report of two males 'passed out' in a parked vehicle at a restaurant.

Harrington was the passenger in the vehicle and was observed moving slowly and reaching around the console and floor area of the vehicle.

When the officer asked Harrington about the object, Harrington replied 'drugs.' The officer then removed the object, which was a bag containing 198 grams of fentanyl.

Harrington previously pleaded guilty on May 18, 2021.

'Drug dealers have been flooding our community with large amounts of fentanyl and the results have been tragic and deadly,' said Acting U.S. Attorney Farley.

This case is part of Operation Synthetic Opioid Surge (S.O.S.), which aims to combat the large number of overdoses and deaths associated with fentanyl and other synthetic opioids.

The case was investigated by the Manchester Police Department and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Joachim H. Barth.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-nh/pr/manchester-man-sentenced-60-months-fentanyl-trafficking-1