Jeffrey Paul Hatch, Fentanyl Trafficking, New Hampshire 2017

Fentanyl Trafficking Ring Exposed in Manchester, NH

A 39-year-old Manchester man, Jeffrey Paul Hatch, has pleaded guilty to using a telephone to facilitate drug trafficking in a federal court case.

According to court documents and statements made in court, an investigation was conducted in 2017 by federal, state, and local law enforcement officers into fentanyl traffickers, including an individual in Lawrence, Massachusetts who provided quantities of fentanyl to a Manchester-based fentanyl trafficker. Couriers assisted the Manchester-based trafficker by transporting drugs and money.

In pleading guilty, Hatch admitted that on July 25, 2017, he used his cellular telephone to arrange to pick up fentanyl from the Massachusetts-based trafficker on behalf of the Manchester-based trafficker.

Hatch is scheduled to be sentenced on November 6, 2019.

The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Homeland Security Investigations, New Hampshire State Police, and Manchester Police Department. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Cole Davis.

This guilty plea marks a significant blow to the fentanyl trafficking ring operating in Manchester, NH. The investigation and prosecution of this case demonstrate the commitment of law enforcement agencies to disrupting and dismantling drug trafficking organizations.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-nh/pr/manchester-man-pleads-guilty-using-telephone-facilitate-drug-trafficking