Massachusetts Resident Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Fentanyl and Methamphetamine in the New Hampshire Seacoast

Massachusetts Resident Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Fentanyl and Methamphetamine in the New Hampshire Seacoast

CONCORD - A man with ties to a Dominican drug trafficking organization, who previously lived in Massachusetts, pleaded guilty today in federal court for drug trafficking in New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces.

Jose Luis Guerrero Nunez pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. According to court documents and statements made in court, Guerrero Nunez served as a leader in a Methuen-based drug trafficking organization that was distributing large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl in the New Hampshire seacoast area. In late 2023 and early 2024, he organized controlled purchases of fentanyl and methamphetamine with undercover law enforcement officers. He also was recorded by undercover officers arranging for larger distributions in the future. Charges are still pending against one of Guerrero Nunez's co-conspirators, Juan Carlos De Los Santos Romero. Three co-conspirators, Carlos Alejandro Chevalier Santos, Eddy Mendez Carmona, and Luis Guerrero Cabral, have previously pleaded guilty and have been sentenced by the Court.

The Drug Enforcement Administration led the investigation. The Seabrook Police Department, Hampton Police Department, Portsmouth Police Department, Methuen Police Department, and the New Hampshire State Police provided valuable assistance. Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Vicinanzo is prosecuting the case.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.