Thirteen Arrests Made in Cross-Border Drug Trafficking Investigation

Concord, NH – Attorney General John M. Formella, Drug Task Force Commander Ellen Arcieri, State Police Colonel Nathan Noyes, and United States Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent-in-Charge Brian D. Boyle announce that 13 individuals were arrested as the result of a multi-month, cross-border drug trafficking investigation between multiple New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Federal agencies.

The individuals who were arrested are:

• Mark Dipaolo, age 45, of Plymouth, Massachusetts, was arrested on December 16, 2021, in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, on a Rockingham Superior Court warrant for conspiracy to sell methamphetamine. The case is next scheduled for a status conference at 1:30 p.m. on March 22, 2022. Mr. Dipaolo was later additionally charged in Hillsborough-South Superior Court with conspiracy to sell cocaine. That case is next scheduled for a dispositional conference at 9:00 a.m. on April 12, 2022.
• Craig Clark, age 50, of Hudson, New Hampshire, was arrested on December 16, 2021, in Tyngsborough, Massachusetts, on a Hillsborough-South Superior Court warrant for conspiracy to sell cocaine. The case is next scheduled for a dispositional conference at 9:00 a.m. on April 6, 2022.
• James Towne, age 44, of Concord, New Hampshire, was arrested on December 21, 2021, in Lebanon, New Hampshire, on a Merrimack Superior Court warrant for conspiracy to sell methamphetamine. The case is next scheduled for a dispositional conference at 10:30 a.m. on March 21, 2022.
• Jami Marquis, age 27, of Concord, New Hampshire, was arrested on December 21, 2021, in Concord, New Hampshire, on a Merrimack Superior Court warrant for conspiracy to sell methamphetamine. The case is next scheduled for a dispositional conference at 9:00 a.m. on March 21, 2022.
• Michael Marquis, age 55, of Manchester, New Hampshire, was arrested on December 21, 2021, in Concord, New Hampshire, on a Merrimack Superior Court warrant for conspiracy to sell methamphetamine. The case is next scheduled for a dispositional conference at 9:00 a.m. on March 14, 2022.
• Stephanie Allard, age 43, of Belmont, New Hampshire, was arrested on February 17, 2022, in Boscawen, New Hampshire, on a Merrimack Superior Court warrant for conspiracy to sell methamphetamine.
• Jennifer Boudle, age 34, of Concord, New Hampshire, was arrested on February 17, 2022, in Concord, New Hampshire, on a Merrimack Superior Court warrant for conspiracy to sell methamphetamine.
• Christopher Davis, age 49, of Concord, New Hampshire, was arrested on February 17, 2022, in Concord, New Hampshire, on a Merrimack Superior Court warrant for conspiracy to sell methamphetamine.
• Robert Hopkins, age 33, of Lewiston, Maine, was arrested on February 17, 2022, in Greene, Maine, on a Merrimack Superior Court warrant for conspiracy to sell methamphetamine.
• Nancy Jones, age 56, of Chichester, New Hampshire, was arrested on February 17, 2022, in Concord, New Hampshire, on a Merrimack Superior Court warrant for conspiracy to sell methamphetamine.
• Shannon Pellot-Sosa, age 36, of Hooksett, New Hampshire, was arrested on February 17, 2022, in Bow, New Hampshire, on a Merrimack Superior Court warrant for conspiracy to sell methamphetamine.
• Kyle Putnam, age 38, of Tilton, New Hampshire, was arrested on February 17, 2022, in Tilton, New Hampshire, on a Merrimack Superior Court warrant for conspiracy to sell methamphetamine.

This investigation revealed that Mark Dipaolo supplied methamphetamine to James Towne, who then conspired with Stephanie Allard, Jennifer Boudle, Christopher Davis, Nancy Jones, Jami Marquis, Michael Marquis, Shannon Pellot-Sosa, and Kyle Putnam to distribute that methamphetamine in the Concord area and the Lakes Region of New Hampshire.

The investigation further revealed that Mark Dipaolo also supplied cocaine to Craig Clark, who in turn sold the cocaine in Hudson, New Hampshire, to Robert Hopkins to take to Maine.

The following agencies were involved in this investigation: New Hampshire Attorney General's Office, New Hampshire Attorney General's Drug Task Force, New Hampshire State Police, United States Drug Enforcement Administration, Concord (New Hampshire) Police Department, Manchester (New Hampshire) Police Department, Plymouth (New Hampshire) Police Department, Plymouth (Massachusetts) Police Department, Tyngsborough (Massachusetts) Police Department, and Massachusetts State Police.

The charges and allegations listed above are merely accusations, and the individuals who have been arrested are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.