Nashua Drug Sweeps Net 12 Arrests

NASHUA, NH — Nashua police arrested 12 people in two drug sweeps conducted over the last week. The first sweep was Friday, February 17 as part of the "Granite Hammer" program. Six suspects were arrested. The Granite Hammer program is a collaboration with the FBI targeting drug trafficking across New Hampshire.

The second sweep was held Wednesday. Six more suspects were arrested.

These are the suspects arrested Friday:

• 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.

And the suspects arrested Wednesday:

• Dawn Pyles, 39, with no fixed address, was charged with selling heroin and being a common nuisance. She was held on $50,000 bail.
• Joshua Vieira, 32, with no fixed address, was charged with two count of selling heroin and held on $50,000 bail.
• Jason Poloski, 38, of Nashua, was charged with two counts of selling heroin (second offense) and heroin possession (second offense). He was held on $50,000 bail.
• William McKnight, 46, of Nashua, was charged with selling heroin and held on $50,000 bail.
• Kevin Jenkins, 58, with no fixed address, was charged with heroin possession (second offense), marijuana possession, and falsifying physical evidence. He was held on $25,000 bail.
• Farrah Vander-Heyden, 34, of Wilton, was charged with suboxone possession and held on $10,000 bail.

Photo: Top row, from left to right: Lee, Preston and Poulin. Third row: Perry, Rodriguez and Alonzo. Second row: Pyles, Vieira and Poloski. Bottom: McKnight, Jenkins and Vander-Heyden. (Credit: Nashua Police Department)