Michael Bowling, a 49-year-old man from Arizona, was sentenced to 90 months in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine shipped through the United States Postal Service (USPS) into New Hampshire.
The sentencing took place in federal court in Concord on Monday.
U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announced that Bowling was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Samantha D. Elliott to 90 months of imprisonment and three years of supervised release.
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In 2021, the defendant mailed packages of methamphetamine from Arizona into New Hampshire, using fictitious return addresses to thwart law enforcement from identifying him as the supplier.
Despite his efforts, the United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) seized three packages of methamphetamine sent by the defendant to his Lakes Region co-conspirators, containing over 600 grams of methamphetamine.
Law enforcement arrested the defendant in his Arizona home, where he admitted to mailing the methamphetamine to New Hampshire.
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Bowling pleaded guilty on April 11, 2024, to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and two counts of distribution of methamphetamine.
Law enforcement authorities apprehended Bowling at his Arizona residence, where he confessed to mailing the methamphetamine to New Hampshire.
“The U.S. Attorney’s Office and our federal investigative partners have dedicated significant resources to stopping the flow of drugs into to New Hampshire through the mail,” said U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young. “The lengthy prison sentence imposed today by the Court reflects the seriousness of using federal assets to aid in illegal drug distribution. Anyone transporting poisonous drugs using USPS should think again. Law enforcement is watching and poised to take action.”
The investigation was led by the New Hampshire USPIS and DEA Manchester District Office, in collaboration with the USPIS Phoenix Division, DEA Phoenix Field Division I, Meredith Police Department, Belknap County Drug Task Force, New Hampshire State Police, and the USPIS Denver, Washington, and Fort Worth Divisions.
“Today’s sentencing should send a clear message that using the U.S. Mail to facilitate drug trafficking activities will not be tolerated,” said Ketty Larco-Ward, Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Boston Division. “This successful investigation is a result of strong partnerships both within the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and with our local and federal law enforcement partners.”
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