Dalton Man Sentenced to Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking

            CONCORD – Jared Peterson, 28, of Dalton was sentenced on Tuesday to serve five years in prison for possessing fentanyl with intent to distribute, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.

             According to court documents and statements made in court, on March 18, 2017, after a drug investigation, law enforcement officers from the Franconia, Sugar Hill, and Littleton, New Hampshire police departments executed a search warrant at an apartment in Franconia.  In that apartment, officers found approximately 48 grams of fentanyl.  Peterson later admitted to law enforcement officers that for about a year he had been traveling regularly to Lawrence, Massachusetts to purchase fentanyl to sell in the area of Franconia, New Hampshire.

            Peterson pleaded guilty on May 29, 2018.

            “Fentanyl is a deadly drug that has damaged communities throughout the Granite State,” said U.S. Attorney Murray.  “The U.S. Attorney’s Office works closely with all of our law enforcement partners to pursue federal drug trafficking charges against fentanyl dealers who are endangering our state by selling this dangerous substance.”

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

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