CONCORD, N.H.– United States Attorney Emily Gray Rice announced that Jeffrey Lamarche, 39, of Ossipee, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty in federal court today to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl.
Information based on court filings and statements made in court established that on May 24, 2016, Lamarche was a passenger in a vehicle stopped by a New Hampshire State Trooper on the Exit 4 ramp off Interstate 95. During a consensual search, the trooper recovered approximately 44.6 grams of fentanyl and 5.8 grams of cocaine from Lamarche.
A sentencing hearing has been scheduled for 10 a.m. on May 31, 2017.
United States Attorney Rice stated that, “Fentanyl is responsible for the vast majority of overdoses deaths in New Hampshire. My office will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to prosecute individuals who are responsible for distributing this deadly drug.”
The case was investigated by the New Hampshire State Police and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Georgiana L. Konesky.
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