Illegal Immigrant Sentenced Drug Trafficking At Public Housing Project
Sunday, February 23, 2025, 7:30 A.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
CONCORD, NH.- On Friday, a 28-year-old Dominican national residing illegally in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, learned he would be spending the next two and a half years in federal prison after he was sentenced for selling illicit narcotics to a confidential informant at a Public Housing Development.
According to Acting U.S. Attorney Jay McCormack, on Thursday, February 20, 2025, Maikol Jordan Saldivar-Diaz, 28, of the Dominican Republic, appeared in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire and was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Samantha Elliott to 30 months in federal prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release for his previously entered guilty plea to federal narcotics violations.
In November 2024, Saldivar-Diaz appeared in federal court in Concord, New Hampshire, and pleaded guilty before Judge Elliott to three counts of Distribution of Controlled Substances. Upon completion of his federal prison sentence, Saldivar-Diaz will face immediate deportation proceedings and will be removed from the United States.
According to charging documents filed with the District Court, the Portsmouth Police Department became aware of drug activity at a public housing development in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and an investigation was launched. During the early stages of the investigation, investigators were able to identify Saldivar-Diaz as the source of the drug activity.
Saldivar-Diaz Sells Drugs To Confidential Informant
On three separate occasions in June and July 2024, Saldivar-Diaz sold controlled substances, including quantities of cocaine, fentanyl, and methamphetamine, to a confidential informant during controlled buys under the observation of law enforcement investigators. Following the controlled buys, Saldviar-Diaz was taken into custody and formally charged.
“Saldivar-Diaz is an illegal immigrant who chose to distribute drugs outside of a public housing development,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Jay McCormack. “The families at the housing development deserve better than to be endangered by those dealing and buying dangerous narcotics nearby. We will continue to support our partners to ensure public neighborhoods in the Granite State are safeguarded from drug activity and violence.”
