6 Arrested in Nashua Drug Sweep: ICYMI

NASHUA, NH — A drug sweep in Nashua Wednesday netted six arrests, police said. Suspects were charged with crimes relating to heroin and crack cocaine distribution, among other charges.

These are the suspects:

• Luis Ruiz-Gonzalez, 24, of Nashua. Charged with selling crack cocaine (second offense); held on $100,000 bail.
• Devon Hart, 26, of Nashua. Charged with selling cocaine (second offense); held on $20,000 bail.
• Nathan Tupper, 33, Nashua. Charged with selling heroin; held on $20,000 bail.
• Julio Roman, 39, of Nashua. Charged with selling heroin; held in custody. Roman was arrested in another Nashua drug sweep in April, police said.
• Agustin Baruffaldi, 22, of Lawrence, Massachusetts. Charged with one count of liability to another individual selling cocaine and driving without a valid license; held on $20,000 bail.
• Elkin Gombins, 33, of Tyngsboro, Massachusetts. Charged with marijuana possession and possession of drugs in a vehicle; released on $3,000 bail.

A seventh suspect, Larry Downs, 46, of Nashua, was arrested on a warrant for violating a court order out of Carroll County.

Nashua police Lt. Kerry Baxter said citizens should call the department's narcotics hotline at 603-594-3597 about illegal drug activity.

Photo: Top row, left to right: Ruiz-Gonzalez, Hart, and Tupper. Bottom: Roman, Baruffaldi, and Gombins. (Credit: Nashua police)

It was the fourth crime sweep since late June in Nashua:

• Nashua Drug Sweep Nets 8 Arrests: July 27
• Nashua Drug Sweep Nets 8 Arrests: July 15
• Nashua Crime Sweep Nets 8 Arrests: June 30

This story was first published Aug. 11, 2016