Dominican Man Arrested for Drug Trafficking

CONCORD – A Dominican man was arrested in connection with a drug trafficking offense, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces.

Maikol Yordan Saldivar-Diaz, 28, was charged by complaint with one count of Distribution of Controlled Substances, namely fentanyl and methamphetamine. Saldivar-Diaz was arrested on July 17, 2024, and will appear in federal court in Concord on July 19, 2024.

According to the charging documents, Portsmouth Housing Authority notified Portsmouth Police Department of consistent drug activity at the Gosling Meadows Housing Development in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.  Investigators were subsequently able to identify Saldivar-Diaz as the source of this drug activity.  On three occasions in June and July of 2024, Saldivar-Diaz sold controlled substances to a confidential informant.  The first two sales were for a quantity of suspected fentanyl, and the third sale was for a quantity of suspected methamphetamine.

Portsmouth Police Department led the investigation. The Drug Enforcement Administration provided valuable assistance.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Tiffany Scanlon is prosecuting the case.

The details contained in the charging documents are allegations. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

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