Two Hudson Residents Plead Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking

            CONCORD – Joseph Roy, 31, and Amelia Roy 30, both of Hudson, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty in federal court on Tuesday to drug trafficking charges, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced.

            According to court documents and statements made in court, from November 9, 2018, until January 8, 2019, a cooperating individual, at the direction of Nashua Police Department detectives, arranged on three occasions to buy fentanyl from Joseph Roy. Amelia Roy, Mr. Roy’s sister, participated as an accomplice during one of the transactions.

            Joseph and Amelia Roy are scheduled to be sentenced on January 3, 2020.

            “Fentanyl trafficking has had devastating consequences throughout New Hampshire” said U.S. Attorney Murray.  “Through Operation SOS we will continue to work with the Nashua Police Department and law enforcement agencies throughout Hillsborough County to bring those responsible to justice.”      

            This matter was investigated by the Nashua Police Department.  The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Joachim H. Barth.

            This case is part of Operation Synthetic Opioid Surge (S.O.S.).  In July of 2018, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the creation of S.O.S., which is being implemented in the District of New Hampshire and nine other federal districts.  The goal of S.O.S. is to combat the large number of overdoses and deaths associated with fentanyl and other synthetic opioids.   In New Hampshire, the U.S. Attorney’s Office is focusing its efforts on prosecuting synthetic opioid trafficking cases arising in Hillsborough County, which includes Manchester and Nashua.  

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