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Goshen man sentenced to for possession of controlled drugs

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NEWPORT — Frank Merrill, 36, of Goshen was sentenced in Sullivan Superior Court on Sept. 4 to serve a one- to three-year term of incarceration at the New Hampshire State Prison for possession of the controlled drug fentanyl. Merrill, as part of the sentence, will be screened for drug and alcohol treatment needs.

Merrill’s conviction stems from an investigation begun by the New Hampshire Department of Corrections and the Claremont Police Department. On Oct. 13, Merrill’s vehicle was searched by the New Hampshire Department of Corrections. During the course of the search Probation and Parole Officer Frederick Boggess located a number of packages bundled together with rubber bands. This evidence was turned over to the Claremont Police Department, and it subsequently sent to the New Hampshire State Forensic Laboratory for further testing. Testing determined that Merrill was transporting approximately 51 wax-paper packages of the controlled drug fentanyl.

According to the statement released by the county attorney’s office, the law enforcement community of Sullivan County is resolute in the efforts to stop the influx of dangerous drugs in this community, and decrease the impact that they have on the people of Sullivan County. The Sullivan County Attorney’s Office is determined to prosecute these crimes in ways designed to keep the people of Sullivan County safe, meet the punitive, rehabilitative, and deterrence objectives of sentencing, while also addressing the dangerous influences of controlled drugs at all phases of the criminal prosecution.

The New Hampshire Department of Corrections, Probation/Parole, along with Claremont Police Department conducted this investigation, and the case was prosecuted by Deputy Sullivan County Attorney Justin Hersh.

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