CONCORD, N.H. — Ten defendants have been indicted in connection with a Methuen- and Lawrence-based organization trafficking narcotics to New Hampshire.
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents and law enforcement partners arrested seven defendants in New Hampshire and Massachusetts on Oct. 16 on charges of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances — namely fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine and crack cocaine.
The following defendants have been indicted in connection with this drug trafficking organization:
- Michael Martinez, 33, of the Dominican Republic. He has not yet been arrested.
- Donaida Gonzalez aka Yijana Rodriguez, 52, of Methuen. She is in custody.
- Diana Bautista-Arias aka Alba Cruz-Solano, 43, of Lawrence. She is in custody.
- Eddy Balbuena-Gomez, 30, of Lawrence. She is in custody.
- Redondo Dore, 28, of Berlin, New Hampshire. He is in custody.
- Trevor Mackenzie, 33, of Rochester, New Hampshire. He is in custody.
- Katie Curtis, 38, of Rochester, New Hampshire. She is in custody.
- Tabitha O’Brien, 44, of Rochester, New Hampshire. She is in custody.
- Craig Grant, 41, of Somersworth, New Hampshire. He has not yet been arrested.
- Jamie Bonner, 42, of Somersworth, New Hampshire. She has not yet been arrested.
The charge of conspiracy to distribute or possess with intent to distribute controlled substances provides for a sentence of up to 20 years in prison. Martinez and Dore face mandatory minimum penalties of 10 years based on their involvement in the conspiracy. Curtis also faces a mandatory minimum sentence of five years based on her involvement in the conspiracy. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. sentencing guidelines and statutes that govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.
During the execution of search warrants, one additional individual was arrested and federally charged, and two additional individuals were arrested on state charges.
HSI New England’s Manchester Resident Agent in Charge office led the investigation with support from HSI New England’s Portland, Maine and Derby Line, Vermont Resident Agent in Charge offices and HSI New England’s Boston Strike Force, Border Enforcement Security Task Force, High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area and Darknet groups. The FBI, the U.S. Marshals Service, the Strafford County Sheriff’s Office, the Massachusetts State Police, the Keene Police Department, the Salem Police Department, the Berlin Police Department, the Londonderry Police Department, the Nashua Police Department, the Concord Police Department, the New Hampshire State Police, the Lawrence Police Department and the Methuen Police Department provided valuable assistance.
This prosecution is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) investigation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts and dismantles the highest-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs and transnational criminal organizations that threaten the United States by using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multiagency approach that leverages the strengths of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks.
The details contained in the charging documents are allegations. Defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.