Joint investigation results in guilty plea of Bloods gang member for armed drug trafficking (DOJ)

CONCORD - Manchester resident Moise Rodriguez, 34, pleaded guilty today in federal court to possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces. U.S. District Judge Paul Barbadoro has scheduled sentencing for January 11, 2027. Rodriguez faces a guideline imprisonment range of 5 years to a maximum prison term of life in federal prison and 5 years of supervised release.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives ("ATF") Violent Crime Task Force ("VCTF"), to include Manchester Police Department detectives, along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI") is leading an investigation into New Hampshire street gangs involved in narcotics and firearms violations. According to the public record, in January of 2025, ATF VCTF obtained a search warrant for the defendant's Snapchat account where they uncovered various images and messages related to narcotics trafficking, firearm possession, and his affiliation with the Bloods. On August 25, 2025, ATF VCTF executed a residential search warrant on Moise Rodriguez' residence.

Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

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A search of the his bedroom uncovered a Taurus Pistol, Model G3, 9x19mm, bearing an obliterated serial number with a green laser attachment; over a dozen rounds of ammunition; a plastic baggie with ten (10) grams of cocaine; two (2) plastic baggies, each with 1.3 grams of methamphetamine; seventy-seven (77) blue pills stamped (M) (Oxycodone); two (2) suboxone pills; $252 in United States Currency; a plastic baggie with MDMA rocks and prescription pills; a variety of sealed "designer" marijuana pouches; a digital scale with white powdery residue on top; and a cell phone. After his arrest, the defendant confessed that he possessed the firearm and trafficked narcotics.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the Manchester Police Department led the investigation, with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher Marin and Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Hunter prosecuted the case.