
In New Hampshire, retail amounts of powder and crack cocaine continue to be easily accessible. Dominican drug smugglers are the main distributors of cocaine in New Hampshire. Heroin is accessible in street level amounts in the state of New Hampshire, supplied mainly by Dominican smugglers with operation bases in the Lowell/Lawrence, MA regions. Marijuana is easily accessible throughout New Hampshire. It is also clear that marijuana is the main drug of choice in New Hampshire. Although New Hampshire had a constant increase in the accessibility of methamphetamine within the last few years, it seems that accessibility has stabilized.
Powder cocaine and crack cocaine are easily accessible at the retail level; kilogram amounts of cocaine are found with less frequency. During recent years, the seacoast area has seen a substantial rise in accessibility, partially because of its close proximity to source areas in Massachusetts, particularly the Lowell and Lawrence regions. Dominican drug smugglers control the distribution of powder cocaine in New Hampshire and are supplied by connections in New York and Lowell/Lawrence, MA. Cocaine is transported into the region from Florida and the Mexican border. Cocaine and crack accessibility and cost have stayed stable.

Heroin continues to be easily accessible at the retail level, with its use being widespread. Heroin supply sources are situated in Lowell, Lawrence and Lynn, MA. Heroin’s primary source center is New York. Dominican smugglers are the main distributors of high quality heroin in the state of New Hampshire. The state is still undergoing rises in heroin accessibility. Heroin costs on the retail level have stayed constant.
New Hampshire has seen a consistent increase in the accessibility of methamphetamine in the last few years, but accessibility seems to have stabilized. Meth, which is produced in Mexico, is mainly shipped into New Hampshire through express mail packages, by common carrier and by privately owned automobiles from the West Coast of America. Meth prices have stayed consistent.
Recent apprehensions in the larger Boston, Massachusetts region and different ongoing investigations performed by the DEA New England FD Manchester, New Hampshire RO, Bridgeport, Connecticut RO, Hartford, Connecticut RO, and New Bedford, Massachusetts ROs, reflect that Ecstasy is easily accessible, but is not frequently abused as in past years. Ecstasy is often sold to teens and young adults at raves, nightclubs, and on college campuses. Powder type Ecstasy has also been detected in New Hampshire. Most of the Ecstasy available in the seacoast region comes from New York, NY and is shipped into the region through private vehicles for distribution. Canada is also a transshipment point for Ecstasy en-route to New Hampshire.
In New Hampshire, marijuana is easily accessible. Marijuana is the main drug of choice in New Hampshire. The majority of the marijuana available in the area is shipped from southwestern America and derives from Mexico with local Caucasian offenders going weekly or bi-monthly to Arizona and southern California to attain 200-300 pound amounts of marijuana. The marijuana is normally shipped into New Hampshire through land vehicle. Marijuana is also being transported in limited amounts of 20-50 lb. packages into New Hampshire by way of U. S. and other mail services.