Man Sentenced to 46 Months for Dealing Drugs on Beach

One of the leaders of a drug ring allegedly known as the largest on Hampton Beach was sentenced in federal court earlier this week to 46 months in jail and assessed a $1,200 fine after pleading guilty to 12 felony counts.

Andrew Wojtowicz, 25, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Concord on Tuesday on one count of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and cocaine base, five counts of distribution of cocaine base, and six counts of distribution of cocaine, according to sentencing paperwork.

[Editor's note: The full sentencing paperwork is attached to this story as a PDF.]

Wojtowicz was among the seven individuals arrested in May 2012 after the Hampton Police Department and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency raided of one of Hampton Beach's "biggest drug houses." The of two Hampton Beach homes and one Seabrook home were the culmination of a yearlong undercover investigation, and Wojtowicz was one of two suspects charged with federal crimes.

The other federal suspect, James "Jayda" Ambrosi, 31, the alleged kingpin of the operation and an alleged member of the Latin Kings gang, is scheduled for sentencing on six felony counts in U.S. District Court on March 22.

Sentencing paperwork, signed by Judge Joseph A. DiClerico, Jr., shows that Wojtowicz is also subject to three years of supervision upon his release. The paperwork also shows that the court recommends the man participate in an "intensive drug education and treatment program" and be assigned to a correctional facility that has a residential drug abuse program "as close to New Hampshire as possible."

The Hampton Union has reported that DiClerico issued a 46-month prison sentence after Wojtowicz's attorney, Jaye Rancourt, requested a 40-month sentence and federal prosecutors sought a 51-month sentence.