$35K Worth of Fentanyl, Heroin, Cocaine, Crack Seized in Raid

MANCHESTER, NH - Police busted a “large-scale trafficking operation” this morning that took more than $35,000 worth of fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and crack cocaine off Queen City streets.

Arrested in the raid were:

Orlando Correa Arroyo, 47, pictured left, of Lake Street in Manchester, who was charged with resisting arrest/detention, two counts of sale of a controlled drug (heroin) and possession with intent to distribute (fentanyl).

Samuel Eliezer Gonzalez Fabian, 46, pictured center, of Lake Street in Manchester, for three counts possession with intent to distribute (fentanyl, heroin and crack-cocaine) and resisting arrest/detention.

Gino Garcia Matta, 40, pictured right, of Lake Street in Manchester, who was charged with sale of a controlled drug (heroin) and resisting arrest/detention.

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The Manchester Police Special Enforcement Division detectives as well as a SWAT team executed a search warrant of the third floor of 287 Lake Avenue at around 5:45 a.m. on Jan. 19, 2016. Three men, according to Lt. Brian O’Keefe of the Manchester Police Department, attempted to flee through an egress but were apprehended by other officers.

“Investigators located and seized 510 grams of fentanyl, 40 grams of cocaine, 78 grams of heroin and 20.6 grams of crack-cocaine inside of the apartment,” O’Keefe alleged. “The street value for each drug is: fentanyl - $30,000, heroin - $2,800, cocaine - $1,600, and crack cocaine -$1,000.”

No arraignment information was available at post time, according to O’Keefe.

NH Patch will follow up this post with more information when it becomes available.