CONCORD - A Manchester man pleaded guilty in federal court to drug trafficking in New Hampshire, the U.S. Attorneys Office announced on Monday.
Zachary Janas, 40, pleaded guilty to distributing fentanyl and unlawfully possessing with the intent to distribute fentanyl.
On Sept.21, 2021, FBI agents arranged to purchase around one-half kilogram of fentanyl from Janas at his Manchester residence, according to court documents and testimony. Then three days later federal law enforcement seized an additional one-half kilogram of fentanyl packaged for distribution, around $7,000 in cash, several firearms, and ammunition.
All told, the amount of fentanyl seized was more than two pounds.
The charging statute provides a sentence of no greater than 20 years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of $1,000,000, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorneys Office sent Monday. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.
U.S. District Court Judge Joseph LaPlante scheduled sentencing for July 27. Janas was charged on Sept. 27, 2021.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Major Offender Task Force led the investigation Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer C. Davis is prosecuting the case.