Department of Justice Press Release

For Immediate Release
September 29, 2010 United States Attorney's Office
District of New Hampshire
Contact: (603) 225-1552

Twenty-Four Arrested in Drug and Gun Sweep

CONCORD, NH—Federal, state, and local law enforcement authorities, spearheaded by the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Safe Streets Gang Task Force and the Manchester Police Department, today executed the coordinated arrests of twenty-four (24) individuals on federal drug and gun charges, announced United States Attorney John P. Kacavas. The large majority of arrests occurred in Manchester and were the product of a long-term, multi-jurisdictional investigation that resulted in the defendants’ indictment by a federal grand jury in the District of New Hampshire.

U.S. Attorney Kacavas praised the work of all the law enforcement agencies involved, observing, “Our communities are safer today because of the cooperative and coordinated efforts of federal, state, and local law enforcement in identifying, locating and arresting alleged drug and weapon offenders. This sweep constitutes a major disruption in the flow of illicit drugs on our streets and I am grateful to the FBI and the Manchester Police Department for their leadership of this effort and to the brave law enforcement agents and officers who executed these arrests.â€