Lewistone Baez Miranda, Cocaine Distribution, New Hampshire 2024

CONCORD - In a shocking turn of events, six defendants were arrested and indicted for their involvement in a cocaine distribution ring that spanned from Puerto Rico to New Hampshire.

The indictment, handed down on December 20, 2023, accuses the defendants of conspiring to distribute multiple kilograms of cocaine through the United States Postal Service.

The defendants, who were arrested on January 17, 2024, are Lewistone Baez Miranda, 48, of Manchester, NH; Joshua Baez Core, 25, of Bayamon, Puerto Rico; Euris Rosario Rodriguez, 38, of Manchester, NH; Siul Mary Rosa Cruz, 28, of Manchester, NH; David Orme, 51, of Manchester, NH; and Sasha Ramirez Muniz, 42, of Manchester, NH.

According to the charging document, the defendants were involved in a drug trafficking organization that shipped large amounts of cocaine from Puerto Rico to Manchester, New Hampshire, using the United States Postal Service. Members of the organization would pick up the packages of cocaine in Manchester and provide them to Lewistone Baez Miranda and others for distribution.

The largest mail parcel shipped by the drug trafficking organization recovered by the United States Postal Inspection Service contained 4 kilograms of cocaine.

The defendants are facing serious charges, with a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, a term of supervised release of at least three years, and a maximum fine of $1,000,000. The United States Postal Inspection Service led the investigation, with valuable assistance provided by the Manchester Police Department.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron Gingrande is prosecuting the case. The defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-nh/pr/six-defendants-arrested-and-indicted-conspiracy-distribute-multiple-kilograms-cocaine