Crime & Safety

Nashua Woman Arrested And Charged With Selling Meth In School Zone

Natasha Jackson also was found to have two warrants out for her arrest in Salem. Two other Nashua residents were arrested in the case.

NASHUA, NH — A Nashua woman was arrested Thursday and charged with multiple drug offenses, including selling drugs in a school zone, the Nashua Police Department said.

Two other Nashua residents were arrested in the case on drug and trespassing charges, respectively, the NPD said.

Natasha Jackson, 31, was charged with three counts of sale of a controlled drug (methamphetamine) within a school zone and one count of sale of a controlled drug (heroin/fentanyl), both of which are special felonies, police said.

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At the time of her arrest, Jackson was found to have methamphetamine and heroin/fentanyl in her possession within a school zone, both of which are Class B Felonies, according to the NPD.

The department said it also discovered that Jackson had two warrants out for her arrest: an electric bench warrant from the Salem District Court and a misdemeanor arrest warrant from the Salem Police Department for bail jumping.

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Jackson was held on $1,000 cash bail and was scheduled to be arraigned in Hillsborough County Superior Court-Southern District on Friday, authorities said.

Also arrested in the case, according to the NPD, were Alexandra Morris, 33, of Nashua, who was charged with possession of a controlled drug (heroin/fentanyl), which is a Class B felony, and criminal trespass, a Class A misdemeanor, and Reynaldo Tirado, 28, of Nashua, who was charged with criminal trespass.

Both Morris and Tirado were released on personal recognizance bail, authorities said.

According to police reports, Jackson was arrested after an investigation by the NPD's Narcotics Intelligence Division into the suspect's alleged selling of illegal narcotics.

The investigation also resulted in the execution of a search warrant at 99 Chestnut Street in Nashua, which was carried out by the NPD's Problem Oriented Policing Unit, the department said.

During the execution of the warrant, officers arrested Morris and Tirado, according to the NPD.

If citizens have any information regarding illegal drug activity, the NPD urges them to call the department's Narcotics Hotline at 603-594-3597 or utilize the NPD's website.

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