Five Busted in NH 'Granite Hammer' Drug Sweep

MANCHESTER, NH - Five people were arrested last night and this morning in the latest multi-agency “Granite Hammer” drug sweep, organized by the New Hampshire State Police, DEA, and Manchester Police.

Arrested on Jan. 21, 2016, were:

• Senesie Bai, 33 of Walnut Street in Manchester, who was charged with possession of a controlled drug (crack cocaine).
• James Hedberg, 44 of Manchester, for an active habitual offender warrant.
• David Azzo, 24, of Manchester, for a warrant for sale of controlled drug.

Arrested on Jan. 22, 2016, were:

• Travis Leavitt, 28, of Skyline Drive in Hooksett, was charged with possession of a controlled drug (crystal methamphetamine).
• Desiree Badaoui, 26, of Tyngsborough, MA, was also charged with possession of a controlled drug (crystal methamphetamine).

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According to police, investigators hit the streets of the Queen City last night and the resulting arrests took nearly $2,000 worth of methamphetamine, crack cocaine, and marijuana of the streets.

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Bai was the first arrest at around 6:10 p.m. last night in Manchester. He was scheduled to be arraigned this morning.

Hedberg was arrested after a traffic stop at around 7 p.m. at the intersection of Beech and Harvard streets. He was released on $100 cash bail and is due in court on March 14.

Azzo had an active drug dealing warrant and turned himself in to police at around 8 p.m. He was scheduled to be arraigned this morning.

The investigators then headed over to Hooksett at around 12:30 a.m. to execute a search warrant on Skyline Drive after police suspected that crystal methamphetamine was allegedly being distributed from the home. SWAT assisted in the search, cleared the house, and located Leavitt and Badaoui. They were both taken in to custody without incident. Leavitt and Badaoui were scheduled to be arraigned today.

The Granite Hammer raids during the last six months have netted numerous alleged suspects and taken tens of thousands of dollars worth of drugs off the streets, according to police.