Granite Shield Operation Hits NH’s Largest City; 8 Arrested

MANCHESTER, NH — Members of the Manchester Police Department’s Special Enforcement Division conducted a joint Granite Shield Operation with the Drug Enforcement Administration which led to the arrest of eight people in the Queen City on Friday. The effort, according to Heather Hamel, the public information officer for the Manchester Police Department, was to focus on “street level distribution” of both heroin and fentanyl in the Queen City.

“Granite Shield is grant money specifically designated to assist Manchester and numerous other communities throughout the state in combating the opioid crisis,” she noted.

Hooksett resident Alexandra Jutanda, 21, pictured upper left, was arrested on May 31, 2019, on a possession of a controlled drug charge.

Seven Manchester residents were also arrested on May 31. They include:

• Shema Oliver Ishimwe, 26, upper center, who was charged with possession of a controlled drug and resisting arrest.
• Kayleigh Kousios, 29, upper right, on a possession of a controlled drug warrant.
• Adrian Peters, 35, left center, for possession of a prescription drug.
• Mark Boulanger, 45, center, on a warrant on a sale of a controlled drug charge.
• Savanna Claver, 20, right center, on a warrant for witness tampering.
• Ryan Brooks, 24, lower left, on two counts of receiving stolen property and convicted felon in possession of a dangerous weapon-an expandable baton.
• Rae Ann Asselin, 47, lower center, on a sale of a controlled drug charge.

Hamel stated that 39 grams of heroin or fentanyl were seized during the operation.

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