DURHAM — Police on Friday released the names of nine individuals arrested during a three-month joint investigation of illicit drug trafficking in the Durham-UNH area.
Information from a variety of sources about the trafficking of ecstasy, marijuana and hallucinogenic mushrooms in the community initiated the investigation, Deputy Chief Rene Kelley of the Durham Police Department said.
Police displayed some of the items seized to Foster’s at the Durham Police Department. (Weisgerber/Democrat photo)
On Friday afternoon, police showed Foster’s some of the items confiscated, including cash, marijuana, pills, a scale and plastic bag. There were also several bongs, including one that was attached to a gas mask by a tube.
Six of the nine arrested are University of New Hampshire students living on and off campus. One individual lived in a residence hall on Main Street downtown and two lived in fraternity houses.
Jaques Rheaume, 21, of Manchester, who lives at the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity on Strafford Avenue, was charged with the sale of a controlled narcotic. He was released on personal recognizance bail and will be arraigned May 5.
Jim Curtis, 19, of Merrimack, was charged with being an accomplice to the sale of a controlled narcotic. He was released on $750 personal recognizance bail. He lives at the Zeta Chi fraternity on Madbury Road. The fraternity is not recognized by the university Greek system.
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