Crime & Safety
City Man Charged With Selling Drugs
Demtrius Bennett was held on $50,000 cash bail for the illegal sale of Suboxone, used to treat opiate addiction.
Demetrius Bennett, 37, of 23 Temple Street, Apt. 118, Nashua, was arrested Sept. 26 on a warrant for alleged drug sales following a lengthy investigation by Nashua Police narcotics division.
Police said the warrant, charing Bennett with Unlawful Sale of a Controlled Drug, Suboxone, was based on several months of investigation. Bennett faces three counts of Unlawful Sale of Controlled Drug. Bennett's bail was set $50,000 cash only.
He is being held at the Hillsborough County Jail.
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Suboxone is prescribed to reduce the symptoms of dependence to drugs including OxyContin, Percocet, Vicodin and heroin.
Citizens are urged to call the Narcotics Hotline at 594-3597 or utilize the Nashua Police Department’s website www.nashuapd.com with any information concerning illegal drug activity in their neighborhoods. If you have any questions please contact Narcotics/ Intelligence Division Detective Lieutenant Michael Carignan at 594-3591 or Detective Sergeant David Bailey at 589-1639.
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