New Hampshire Men Plead Guilty To Distribution Of Suboxone

          CONCORD, - Peter J. Carney, 57, of Stewartstown,  and Dustin Grant, 34, of Colebrook, pleaded guilty in federal court to distribution of suboxone, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.  

          According to court documents and statements made in court, on November 15, 2018, Carney sold suboxone to an individual who was cooperating with law enforcement officers.  On February 14, 2019, Grant sold suboxone to an individual who was cooperating with law enforcement officers.  Both sales occurred within 1,000 feet of an elementary school.

          Carney is scheduled to be sentenced on October 11^th 2019.   Grant is scheduled to be sentenced on October 30^th 2019.

          “Drug trafficking affects people in all parts of our state,” said U.S. Attorney Murray.  “Those who sell drugs illegally should be aware that the law enforcement community in New Hampshire is united in its effort to identify, prosecute, and incarcerate those who commit drug trafficking crimes.”

          This matter was investigated by the DEA, with assistance from the Colebrook Police Department, the New Hampshire State Police, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Coos County Sheriff’s Office, the New Hampshire Liquor Commission’s Division of Enforcement and Licensing, and the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office.  The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Charles Rombeau and John S. Davis.           

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