Lawrence Drug Dealer Gets 5.5 Years In Prison

CONCORD, NH — Another Massachusetts drug dealer from Lawrence has been sentenced yesterday for trafficking heroin in New Hampshire. Wilkin Andre Beltre Arias, 39, was given a 54 month sentence in federal prison for participating in a drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed substantial quantities of heroin, according to a press statement from U.S. Attorney Scott Murray. In the summer of 2016, the DEA, Homeland Security, as well as state and local police, began investigating a drug trafficking organization out of the Merrimack Valley that was bringing drugs into New Hampshire, specifically through Manchester.

Beltre Arias received drugs from the org being eyed by officials and delivered them to customers in both states.

“The defendant worked at a barbershop in Lawrence and used the shop as a delivery point for his customers,” Murray stated. “Court records show that he faces likely deportation to the Dominican Republic following his prison sentence.”

Beltre Arias pleaded guilty last year.

In addition to this prosecution, Alberto Guerrero Marte, 38, was sentenced to 15 years; Toribio Guerrero Marte, 34, was sentenced to 10 years; Maria Miguelina Lara, 33, was sentenced to 36 months; Allan Raymond Pimentel, 22, was sentenced to 57 months; Jose De La Altagracia Pimentel Lara, 26, was sentenced to 63 months; Allison DeJesus, age 19, was sentenced to five years of probation; and Jonaly DeJesus, 22, was sentenced to time served and five years of supervised release.

In a related case, Mark Gagnon, 54, of Candia, was sentenced to 48 months.

Michell DeJesus, 34, Santo Rodolfo Garcia Mendez, 33, and Edward Garcia, 31, are awaiting sentencing.

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