Jared Peterson, Fentanyl Trafficking, New Hampshire 2017

A notorious fentanyl trafficking case has come to a close in New Hampshire, with 28-year-old Jared Peterson pleading guilty to conspiracy to possess fentanyl with intent to distribute and possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute.

On March 18, 2017, law enforcement officers from the Franconia, Sugar Hill, and Littleton, New Hampshire police departments executed a search warrant for an apartment in Franconia, New Hampshire that was leased by Peterson. In that apartment, officers found approximately 118 grams of fentanyl.

Peterson admitted that he traveled to Massachusetts to purchase the fentanyl and bring it to Franconia, where he and others intended to sell it.

The U.S. Attorney's Office is committed to working without our law enforcement partners throughout the Granite State to identify and prosecute those who are distributing this deadly drug.

This matter was investigated by the Franconia Police Department, with assistance from the Sugar Hill and Littleton Police Departments. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Anna Dronzek.

Peterson is scheduled to be sentenced on September 11, 2018.

Fentanyl continues to present a very serious threat to public safety in New Hampshire.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-nh/pr/franconia-man-pleads-guilty-fentanyl-charges