Nelson Man Gets 87 Months in Prison on Heroin Dealing Charge

CONCORD, NH - A New Hampshire man has been sentenced to 87 months in prison for on a conspiracy to distribute heroin charge, according to U.S. Attorney Emily Gray Rice.

Jason Daigle, 39, of Nelson, was arrested in March 2015, after a multi-agency drug task force made the largest heroin bust in New Hampshire history at the time.

After a lengthy investigation, law enforcement determined that Daigle was employed as a runner for a drug trafficking organization headed, authorities allege, by Ross Gould, 28, of Richmond.

"Daigle distributed heroin for Gould to individuals in and around Keene," according to Rice. "As part of the conspiracy, Daigle also met with Gould’s Lawrence, Massachusetts-based sources of heroin at the Rockingham Mall, Salem, New Hampshire to take delivery of up to two kilograms of heroin, which Daigle then transported back to Gould for distribution."

On March 10, 2015, a search by law enforcement of a locked safe Gould maintained at Daigle’s residence resulted in the seizure of over a kilogram of heroin and large quantities of cocaine and prescription pills. The same day, a search executed at Gould’s Richmond residence resulted in the seizure of additional narcotics, currency and 14 firearms.

On March 16, 2015, Gould was charged federally with possession with the intent to distribute heroin.

“The United States Attorney’s Office is committed to working with our local, state and federal law enforcement partners to address the significant presence of heroin in New Hampshire, by continuing to target drug trafficking organizations which are responsible for the importation of large quantities of heroin into New Hampshire,” said Rice in a statement.

The investigation was conducted by the: Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations; New Hampshire Attorney General’s Drug Task Force; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; New Hampshire State Police; Keene, Richmond and Salem police. Assistant United States Attorney Jennifer Cole Davis is prosecuting the case.