Lawrence Man Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Trafficking

            CONCORD - United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today that Jose R. Almonte-Tejeda, 40, formerly of Lawrence, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty to unlawfully possessing with the intent to distribute over 500 grams of cocaine.

           According to court documents and statements made in court, on April 27, 2018, the New Hampshire State Police’s Mobile Enforcement Team conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle driven by Almonte-Tejeda on I-95 in the area of Hampton Falls, New Hampshire. A subsequent search of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of 832 grams of cocaine from Almonte-Tejeda’s vehicle.

           Almonte-Tejeda is scheduled to be sentenced on November 29, 2018. 

            “Drug traffickers who come to New Hampshire should expect that they will be arrested and prosecuted,” said U.S. Attorney Murray.  “We will continue to work closely with our law enforcement partners to stop the flow of illegal drugs by arresting and prosecuting drug dealers.”

            This investigation was conducted by the New Hampshire State Police and the Drug Enforcement Administration.  Assistant United States Attorney Jennifer Cole Davis is prosecuting the case.

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