Crime & Safety

Nashua Drug Sweep: 6 Arrested

The ongoing Nashua police "Granite Hammer" drug sweep program has netted more than 100 arrests.

NASHUA, NH — Six people were arrested in the latest Nashua police "Granite Hammer" drug sweep, authorities announced Monday. The sweep was conducted Friday.

The Granite Hammer crime sweep program is a recent collaboration between New Hampshire police agencies and the FBI targeting drug trafficking — especially involving heroin. In Nashua alone, more than 100 suspects have been arrested in the last year. In January, the last sweep netted 14 arrests.

The six suspects arrested Friday were identified as:

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  • Bruce Lee, 34, of Lowell, Massachusetts, was charged selling oxycodone (two counts) and released on $10,000 bail.
  • Jessica Preston, 39, of Nashua, was charged with suboxone possession and released on $500 bail.
  • Brian Poulin, 38, of Nashua, was arrested on a warrant for cocaine possession out of Hollis.
  • Eric Perry, 21, of Nashua, was charged with suboxone possession and held on $10,000 bail.
  • Omar Rodriguez, 19, of Nashua, was charged with selling heroin, selling crack cocaine, and driving without a license. He was held on $10,000 bail.
  • Michael Alonzo, 29, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, was charged with selling heroin (three counts) and released on $10,000 bail.

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Photo: Top row, from left to right: Lee, Preston and Poulin. Bottom: Perry, Rodriguez and Alonzo. (Credit: Nashua Police Department)

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