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DEA arrests two in Salem out of investigation into drug trafficking

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DEA arrests two in Salem out of investigation into drug trafficking

Jonathan Dumke, a senior forensic chemist with the Drug Enforcement Administration, holds containers of fentanyl pills at a DEA research laboratory on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, in Northern Virginia. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) Photo: Associated Press/AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein


SALEM, N.H.- Two people are in Police custody in connection with an investigation into drug trafficking.

As part of the investigation DEA officials tell WMUR-TV that agents ended up seizing about 250 grams of Fentanyl.

While authorities have yet to identify those arrested Wednesday agents note that one of the two people attempted to flee the scene but were placed under arrest.

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