Two individuals have admitted guilt in federal court for their involvement as dispatchers in a drug trafficking operation. Melissa Rey Ramos, 36, from Manchester, and Antonio Aguasvivas, 29, from Rhode Island, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and cocaine. Acting U.S. Attorney Jay McCormack made the announcement.
Rey Ramos admitted to one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances including fentanyl and cocaine. Aguasvivas had previously pleaded guilty on February 27, 2025, to the same charge. U.S. District Court Judge Samantha Elliott has scheduled sentencing for Aguasvivas on June 10, 2025, and for Rey Ramos on June 25, 2025. Both were charged on April 26, 2023, alongside 19 other defendants in this case. So far, convictions have been secured for 13 individuals involved in the conspiracy.
Court documents reveal that both defendants held leadership roles within a Massachusetts-based drug trafficking organization distributing significant amounts of fentanyl and cocaine across New Hampshire, especially in Manchester. The organization operated a dispatch system where customers called a phone line to order narcotics; dispatchers would connect them with drug runners who delivered the drugs. Rey Ramos was the lead dispatcher from June to September 2022 before Aguasvivas took over until March 2023.
During this period, law enforcement documented five sales conducted by Rey Ramos and nine by Aguasvivas in Manchester involving fentanyl and cocaine. Approximately 175 grams of fentanyl and about 75 grams of crack cocaine were seized during the investigation.
The law under which they are charged allows for sentences up to 20 years imprisonment, at least three years of supervised release, and fines reaching $1 million. Sentencing will be determined by a federal district court judge according to U.S. Sentencing Guidelines.
The investigation was led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration with assistance from the Manchester Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron Gingrande is prosecuting the case.
This case is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation aimed at dismantling high-level criminal organizations through a coordinated multi-agency approach.