Franconia Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Fentanyl

CONCORD, N.H. - A Franconia man plead guilty to trafficking fentanyl from Massachusetts to New Hampshire this week.

According to a release from United States Attorney Scott W. Murray, Jared Peterson, 28, of Franconia, traveled to Massachusetts regularly to buy fentanyl.

Police said during a search of Peterson's apartment, they found approximately 118 grams of fentanyl. Police said Peterson admitted that he traveled to Massachusetts to purchase the fentanyl and bring it to Franconia, where he and others intended to sell it.

He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess fentanyl with intent to distribute and possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute. He is scheduled to be sentenced on September 11.

“Fentanyl continues to present a very serious threat to public safety in New Hampshire,” said U.S. Attorney Murray. “The U.S. Attorney’s Office is committed to working without our law enforcement partners throughout the Granite State to identify and prosecute those who are distributing this deadly drug. I am grateful for the work of the law enforcement officers in this case whose efforts prevented the distribution of a very sizable amount of fentanyl.”

Image via Shutterstock