Man accused of posing as federal drug enforcement agent

: Category: Politics; Published: 31 July 2018

KENSINGTON, N.H. (AP) - A New Hampshire man has been accused of impersonating a Drug Enforcement Administration^[1] agent.

Police in Kensington charged 35-year-old James Behen, Jr.^[2], of Newmarket, with four counts of false personation. They say he approached a police officer on July 19 about a traffic summons issued to his wife a few minutes earlier. He identified himself as a DEA^[3] agent in Manchester.

Police said the officer was suspicious of Behen^[4]’s story. They confirmed he never worked for the DEA.

Behen^[5] was arrested and arraigned last week. Police said he had a handgun, a federal law enforcement badge, a bulletproof vest with police markings, and blue and red emergency lights mounted on the front passenger side visor.

It wasn’t immediately known if Behen ^[6] had a lawyer, and a number couldn’t be found for him.

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