A 23-year-old, called a part of a Methuen-based group, trafficking fentanyl and methamphetamine in the Seacoast area, was recently sentenced to two and a half years in prison.
Juan De Los Santos Romero was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Court Judge Samantha Elliott to 30 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release after previously pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and distribution of methamphetamine and fentanyl.
New Hampshire U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan said De Los Santos Romero will be deported to the Dominican Republic upon completion of his prison sentence. Four others, Jose Luis Guerrero Nunez, Carlos Alejandro Chevalier Santos, Eddy Mendez Carmona, and Luis Guerrero Cabral, also previously pleaded guilty.
De Los Santos Romero was responsible for at least four controlled drug purchases with an undercover U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent.
The Drug Enforcement Administration led the investigation with assistance from Seabrook, Hampton and Portsmouth, N.H., Police Departments; Methuen Police Department; and New Hampshire State Police. Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Vicinanzo prosecuted the case.