Member of Lakes Region 'crack cocaine ring' pleads guilty

U.S. Attorney Tom Colantuono and N.H. State Police Colonel Gary Sloper announced yesterday that Mark Camire, 20, of Belmont, pleaded guilty to crack cocaine distribution charges.

According to the affidavit accompanying a federal criminal complaint issued by U.S. Magistrate Judge James Muirhead on April 4, 2003, Camire was part of a four-person drug distribution network that sold "crack cocaine" obtained from a Lawrence, Mass.-based source of supply, to an informant working for the N.H. State Police Narcotics Investigation Unit in the Lakes Region during January and February, 2003.

Previously convicted in the case were John Swain of Northfield, and Christopher Langill, formerly of Belmont. Also facing federal distribution charges as a result of the investigation is Junior Paulino of Lawrence, Mass.

Camire entered his guilty pleas before U.S. District Judge Paul J. Barbadoro to an information charging him with possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, aka "crack" cocaine. Barbadoro detained Camire without bail pending his sentencing hearing scheduled for November 25, 2003. He faces a maximum sentence of 20 years imprisonment.