3 indicted from June bust for conspiring to sell heroin, fentanyl

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CONCORD, NH – Two Manchester, New Hampshire residents and an
individual living in Lawrence, Mass., were indicted Oct. 7  by a federal grand jury for conspiring to distribute heroin and fentanyl.

Jeannette Hardy
Jeannette Hardy

Jeannette Hardy, 24, of Manchester, Zakee Stuart-Holt, 33, of Manchester, and Jose Casellas, 38, of Lawrence, Mass., were charged with conspiring to distribute and to possess with the intent to distribute heroin and 400 grams or more of fentanyl during the period from July 2014 through June 2015.

Hardy was previously indicted on a charge of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance. Stuart-Holt was previously charged in a separate indictment with engaging in a controlled substance conspiracy. The new charge replaces  those previous charges.

The grand jury also charged Zakee Stuart-Holt with money laundering.

Jose Casellas
Jose Casellas

Law enforcement agents seized approximately four kilograms of material that has been determined to contain the narcotic drug fentanyl and three other kilograms that is yet to be confirmed as fentanyl. Another approximately 17 kilograms of material was seized from a Lawrence, Mass., apartment associated with Jose Casellas, but the precise nature of that material has not yet been determined. Law enforcement also seized approximately $198,000 in cash from an apartment rented by Hardy and Stuart-Holt, approximately $560,000 in cash from a safe deposit box rented by Stuart-Holt, and $12,000 in cash from an apartment associated with Jose Casellas. The grand jury’s indictment includes a notice of forfeiture for this money.

Zakee Stuart Holt
Zakee Stuart Holt

The charges and allegations contained in an indictment are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

The investigation was conducted by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration; Manchester, New Hampshire Police Department; Andover, Massachusetts Police
Department, Lawrence, Massachusetts Police Department, and the Massachusetts State Police. The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Hampshire assisted in the investigation and is prosecuting the case.

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Carol Robidoux

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Longtime NH journalist and publisher of ManchesterInkLink.com. Loves R&B, German beer, and the Queen City!