22 People Charged In New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island Drug Trafficking Ring

CONCORD, NH — Nearly two dozen people in four states were arrested in the past 18 hours, all accused of being involved in a drug trafficking ring operating out of New Hampshire.

U.S. Attorney Jane Young on Wednesday said 12 people were arrested on conspiracy to distribute controlled substance charges after police seized around 1.6 kilograms of suspected cocaine, 150 grams of suspected cocaine case, 250 grams of suspected fentanyl, 100 bags of suspected controlled substances packaged for sale, $26,000 in cash, and four firearms. The ring, Young said, was led by Juan Ramon Soto Baez, who was also known by various aliases, including “Ricky,” and his associates. He was accused of supplying Granite Staters with fentanyl and crack cocaine for at least four years.

“These individuals trafficked large quantities of fentanyl and crack cocaine from Massachusetts to New Hampshire,” Young said. “They utilized a business model indicative of a sophisticated drug trafficking operation — which included using dispatch telephone numbers that customers would call to order drugs. Drug runners would drive vehicles to meet customers at predetermined locations to sell them drugs, often inside the runners’ vehicles.”

The following people were charged in federal court:

• Soto Baez aka “Ricky,” aka “Nicolas Lopez Rosado,” 53, of Dorchester, MA. Soto Baez is in custody and scheduled for a detention hearing in federal court in Concord on June 8.
• Osvaldo David Soto Jimenez, aka “Tony,” 29, of Dorchester, MA, is also in custody.
• Flemin Soto Baez, aka “Carlos” aka “Joel Rodriguez,” 38, of Manchester, is also in custody.
• Antonio Aguasvivas, aka “Toni,” 27, of Providence, RI, is also in custody.
• Melissa Rey Ramos, aka “Ralphie,” 34, of Peabody, MA. He is in custody.
• Angel Leonel Fuentes Pizarro, 42, of Boston, MA, is scheduled for a detention hearing in federal court in Concord on June 9. He is in custody.
• Alejandro Reyes Rosado, 29, unknown address.
• Maria Camacho, aka “Christina,” 43, of Manchester.
• Luis Maldonado, aka “Tony,” 48, of Manchester is scheduled for a detention hearing in federal court in Concord on June 8. He is in custody.
• Yefris Cruz Andujar, 23, of Providence, RI.
• Hidequell Gonzalez Viscaino, 22, of Waterbury, Connecticut.
• Katie Girgus, 29, of Manchester. She is in custody.
• Nickolas Starkey, 34, of Manchester. He is in custody.
• Daniel Beldin, 33, of Manchester.
• Dari Rafael Baez Martinez, aka “Chino,” 32, of Boston, MA, is in custody.
• Leander Jose Rivera Soto, 28, of Boston, MA.
• Gabriel Hernandez, 30, of Boston, MA, is also in custody.
• Jose Cordero Ortiz, 37, of Boston, MA.
• Victor Arias Mejia, 38, of Manchester.
• Jhonattan Jimenez, 36, of Boston, MA.
• Alesha Neault, 37, of Manchester.
• Brandon Rivera, 21, of Boston, MA. He is in custody.

If convicted, those charged face up to 20 years in prison.

Along with the FBI and DEA, New Hampshire State Police, officers from Boston, Manchester, Nashua, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, the NH DOC, and probation and parole, all assisted with the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force investigation.

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