Manchester man gets 8+ years for drug, firearms trafficking

CONCORD - A Manchester man was sentenced on Friday for drug and firearm offenses.

Victor Rosario, 30, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Laplante to 100 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release. Rosario pleaded guilty in June to one count each of distribution of fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine, and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.

Between December 2023 and January 2024, Rosario sold fentanyl to a confidential informant on four occasions. On the fourth occasion, Rosario also sold the confidential informant an AK-style rifle with an obliterated serial number. Authorities executed search warrants on Rosario's home, vehicle, and person, and recovered additional cocaine and fentanyl. In total, Rosario possessed and/or distributed more than a kilogram each of cocaine and fentanyl. Rosario was on federal supervised release at the time of his offense.

"The defendant, a convicted felon, was undeterred from committing new crimes by a prior imprisonment, instead he trafficked deadly drugs and an assault rifle with an obliterated serial number" said U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young. "Today's lengthy sentence should serve as a notice to repeat offenders that law enforcement will be relentless in taking drugs, guns and criminals off the streets."