Attorney General John M. Formella has announced that Carlene Maroun faces serious charges following a Rockingham County Grand Jury indictment related to fentanyl trafficking operations in Derry, New Hampshire.
According to the New Hampshire Department of Justice, Maroun has been accused of multiple counts of drug trafficking involving the sale of potent fentanyl and its analogs. She could face up to 20 years of incarceration and a $300,000 fine for each of the two counts of selling more than a gram. However, as the charges stack up against her, our legal system upholds the presumption of innocence until guilt is decisively proven in court.
Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid exponentially stronger than heroin, has been fueling a crisis of overdoses and public health concerns, and this case signifies the ongoing efforts to dismantle the distribution networks at play; Maroun's indictment also includes a count for the possession of fentanyl with intent to sell over five grams, a charge that carries even steeper penalties, with a threatened 30-year sentence and a half-million-dollar fine.
