Crime & Safety

Nashua Woman Arrested On Heroin Dealing Charge

Brianna Cleary was arrested on a felony charge earlier this month after an investigation that began in June.

Brianna Cleary of Forge Drive in Nashua was arrested Sept. 15 on a felony drug dealing charge.
Brianna Cleary of Forge Drive in Nashua was arrested Sept. 15 on a felony drug dealing charge. (Nashua Police Department)

NASHUA, NH — A local woman was arrested on a felony heroin sale charge after an investigation that began in June, according to Lt. Robert Page of the Nashua Police Department's Narcotics Intelligence Division.

About three months ago, police in the division began investigating Brianna Cleary, 30, of Forge Drive in Nashua for drug dealing, he said.

"During this investigation detectives learned that Cleary was selling illicit narcotics within the city of Nashua," Page said. "Based upon information developed during this investigation, detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Cleary and she was taken into custody."

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Cleary was arrested at 5:37 p.m. on Sept. 15 on a single felony charge of acts prohibited-sale of heroin. She is slated to be arraigned in Hillsborough County Superior Court South Oct. 28.

Page is asking residents to contact the department's Narcotics Hotline at 603-594-3597 if they see any illegal drug activity. Anyone with information about Cleary or this case is asked to call the department's Crime Line at 603-589-1665.

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