Two individuals have admitted guilt in a federal court in Concord for their involvement as dispatchers in a drug conspiracy aimed at distributing fentanyl and cocaine, as announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Jay McCormack.
Melissa Rey Ramos, aged 36 from Manchester, has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, specifically fentanyl and cocaine. Similarly, Antonio Aguasvivas, aged 29 from Rhode Island, entered a guilty plea on February 27, 2025, for the same charge. U.S. District Court Judge Samantha Elliott has scheduled Aguasvivas' sentencing for June 10, 2025, while Rey Ramos will be sentenced on June 25, 2025. The charges were initially filed against the defendants on April 26, 2023, alongside 19 other individuals involved in the conspiracy. To date, there have been convictions for 13 defendants within this case.
Court documents reveal that both defendants held leadership roles in a Massachusetts-based drug trafficking organization responsible for distributing significant amounts of fentanyl and cocaine throughout New Hampshire, particularly in Manchester. The operation involved a dispatch system where customers would call to purchase narcotics and communicate with a dispatcher who connected them with a drug runner for delivery. Rey Ramos served as the lead dispatcher from June to September 2022 before Aguasvivas assumed the role until March 2023. During this period, law enforcement recorded five sales conducted by Rey Ramos and nine by Aguasvivas in Manchester. Approximately 175 grams of fentanyl and around 75 grams of crack cocaine were seized during the investigation.
The applicable statute allows for sentences up to 20 years imprisonment, at least three years of supervised release, and fines reaching $1 million. Sentencing is determined by a federal district court judge based on U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and relevant statutes.
The investigation was spearheaded by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration with support from the Manchester Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron Gingrande is handling prosecution duties.
This case is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation focused on identifying and dismantling major criminal organizations threatening the United States through an intelligence-driven multi-agency approach.
