Rochester man gets 46 months for fentanyl trafficking

CONCORD - A Rochester man was sentenced today to 46 months in federal prison for participating in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, the U.A, Attorneys Office announced.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Thomas Fall, 44, conspired with others to distribute fentanyl in 2018 and 2019. In July and August of 2019, an individual who was cooperating with the DEA participated in four controlled drug purchases from Fall and another individual at their Rochester. In total, the transactions involved approximately 100 grams of fentanyl.

On January 14, 2020, the DEA and other law enforcement agencies arrested Fall. In his post-arrest interview, Fall admitted to participating in the drug conspiracy and stated that for a period of three to six months in 2018 and 2019, he and another individual purchased fentanyl from a Massachusetts-based source and then distributed some of the fentanyl to New Hampshire-based drug customers.

Fall pleaded guilty on Nov. 18.