Staff reports 7:06 a.m.
Monday, September 20, 2021 7:04 am
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DOVER - A 51-year-old Rochester man is facing up 40 years in jail and $600,000 in fines after his indictment on fentanyl trafficking charges by a Strafford County grand jury.
The recent indictment accuses Brian Elliott, of 34 Academy St., of selling between one and five grams of the deadly drug to a confidential informant in Rochester on two separate occasion in November and December of 2018.
According to the indictment, the informant was paid $225 for each buy.
The Acts Prohibited felony charge that applies allows for a prison stay of up 10-20 years and a maximum fine of $300,000 on each count.
An indictment is not an indication of guilt, rather that enough evidence has been presented to warrant moving forward to trial.