Men from Methuen and Lawrence were among 14 people indicted by a federal grand jury and 11 arrested recently in connection with a Lawrence-based group trafficking fentanyl in New Hampshire.
New Hampshire U.S Attorney Jane Young said Friday police arrested the 12 men and two women between Oct. 23 and 31 in New Hampshire and Massachusetts on charges of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl.
Those indicted include Franly Herrera-Herrera, age 24, of Methuen; Jose Herrera, 22, Daniel Mendez Ubri, 25, Wayestar Concepcion, 55, Andri Pimental Arias, 21, and Alexander German, 27, all of Lawrence; Yoefferman Robles Soto, 22, of Boston; Joseph Post, 36, of Billerica; Bruce Wells, 36, and Brexton Boudle, 41, both of Colebrook, N.H.; Michael Savard, 39, of Strafford, N.H.; Trenton Murphy, 26, of Kittery, Maine; Jade Markham, 27, of Concord, N.H.; and Hope Cassin, 33, of Pembroke, N.H.
Young’s office said Herrera-Herrera and Robles Soto face a mandatory minimum 10-year prison sentence.