Accused Fentanyl Dealer, Fugitive Surrenders To District Court

CONCORD, NH — Another fugitive from the U.S. Marshals Service is no longer wanted after turning herself in to the U.S. District Court in Concord Tuesday. Amanda Lee Tappan, 31, was wanted on an outstanding federal warrant issued on Sept. 24 for bail violations. She is accused of failing to appear after being charged with sales of synthetic narcotic-fentanyl.

Tappan was featured on Oct. 2, according to Jeffrey White, a deputy U.S. Marshal. After publication, the task force conducted multiple interviews and surveillance in and around the Nashua area, he said.

"It was as a result of this pressure that Tappan opted to surrender today," White stated. "Ms. Tappan is currently in custody at the federal courthouse in Concord awaiting her initial court appearance on the bail violations and failure to appear on her original narcotics offense."

Tappan was arrested on drug dealing charges by Nashua police in April. Along with the arrest in April, Tappan was arrested in November 2016 and indicted in 2017, on a fentanyl possession charge after an incident in Salem. She was also indicted in 2017, on possession of psilocin and a subsequent operating after suspension charge after a traffic stop in Nashua in September 2016. In December 2016, she was arrested in Nashua on an electronic bench warrant for nonappearance in court.

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