Crime & Safety
Nashua Police Aid FBI in Capture of Big-Time NH Heroin Dealer
Roberto Gracia pleaded guilty to a host federal drug charges after an undercover sting.
A big-time heroin trafficker caught with the assistance of Nashua police has pleaded guilty to federal drug charges.
Roberto Gracia, 41, of Manchester, admitted to dealing heroin and cocaine to federal agents during an undercover sting that last year.
The agents were part of the FBI’s Safe Streets Gangs Task Force, comprised of members of police from Nashua, Manchester, and Hudson, among other agencies.
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Police said in the spring of 2014, Gracia sold over 100 grams of heroin and 10 kilograms of cocaine to the agents, who were posing as drug traffickers out of Miami, Florida. Gracia had $115,000 on him when he was arrested.
Gracia will be sentenced Sept. 29. He faces at least five years in prison.
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Photo: Packs of heroin, not related to this story. (Credit: National Crime Agency)
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