Lawrence Man Arrested in Manchester Drug Sting
A Lawrence man suspected of trafficking drugs was arrested at the Mall of New Hampshire on Thursday as a result of a months-long investigation by the Manchester Police Department’s Special Enforcement Division and Homeland Security Immigration (HSI) agents.
Though the man was initially known to detectives as Luis E. Erazo, HSI agents became involved when investigators suspected that the name was an alias. Detectives later learned that his real name is Keilyn Adolph Rivera.
Through their investigation, detectives came to believe that Rivera, 35, would deliver “an amount’’ of 80-milligram OxyContin pills to someone in the mall.
After conducting surveillance, police said in a statement that they saw Rivera enter the food court. When detectives approached him, they found 100 OxyContin pills, 80 milligrams each, in his possession (with a street value estimated to be $4,000). He also had approximately $780 in cash. Rivera was arrested on a charge of possession with intent to distribute.
HSI agents placed a detainer on Rivera pending verification of his immigration status. His bail was set at $75,000, and he will be arraigned on Friday in 9th Circuit Court-District Division-Manchester.
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