MANCHESTER: Drugs and cash worth nearly $100,000 were seized from the home of a Dominican Republic man by state police working with the FBI’s Gang Task Force, police said.
Authorities arrested Valentin Delo Soto Perez, 47, of Bani, Dominican Republic.
The man became the target of an investigation after he obtained a New Hampshire driver’s license using stolen identification, according to investigators.
Soto Perez was using the identity of Miguel Angel Sanchez Caraballo, 54, of Manchester, according to the State Police – Troop G Investigations Unit.
According to investigators, Soto Perez stole Caraballo’s identity to obtain a state driver’s license, registrations and vehicle titles from the Division of Motor Vehicles.
A search warrant was issued for his residence, where troopers said they discovered a large quantity of cash and heroin.
Troopers said they applied for an additional search warrant and seized a significant number of documents in Caraballo’s name, 55 “fingers” of heroin, two bricks of cocaine, individually packaged bags of cocaine, scales, Percocet, marijuana, and $56,820.
The street value of the confiscated drugs is estimated at $40,000. Heroin seized amounted to approximately 2,750 individual doses, police said.
Soto Perez is charged with identity theft, unsworn falsification, possession of a controlled drug with intent to distribute, and being a felon in possession of a dangerous weapon.
He refused bail and is being held in the Valley Street jail pending arraignment Tuesday in 9th Circuit Court – Manchester District Division.
Assisting in the investigation were State Police – Troop B; Manchester police; the FBI Gang Task Force, Bureau of Diplomatic Security; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the state DMV.
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