CONCORD – Justin Stilson, 38, of Manchester, was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for possessing fentanyl and methamphetamine with intent to distribute, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.
According to court documents and statements made in court, on September 25, 2019, Hooksett police officers were at a local motel to arrest a woman. Stilson was located in the bathroom of the motel room. Based on evidence obtained during the incident, officers applied for a search warrant for the motel room. During the execution of the warrant, a backpack belonging to Stilson was located. The backpack contained 122 grams of fentanyl and 102 grams of methamphetamine, as well as other evidence of drug distribution.
“Fentanyl and methamphetamine are drugs that have decimated thousands of lives in communities across our state,” said U.S. Attorney Young. “To protect our communities, we are working closely with our law enforcement partners to identify and prosecute the drug traffickers who flood our state with these deadly substances. This federal prison sentence not only holds Mr. Stilson accountable for his conduct but also sends a message that there are substantial penalties for drug dealing in the Granite State.”
This matter was investigated by the Hooksett Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Joachim H. Barth.
This case is part of Operation Synthetic Opioid Surge (S.O.S.). In July of 2018, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the creation of S.O.S., which is being implemented in the District of New Hampshire and nine other federal districts. The goal of S.O.S. is to combat the large number of overdoses and deaths associated with fentanyl and other synthetic opioids. In New Hampshire, the U.S. Attorney’s Office is focusing its efforts on prosecuting synthetic opioid trafficking cases arising in Hillsborough County, which includes Manchester and Nashua.
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