Concord Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison On Meth, Gun Charges

CONCORD, NH — A Concord man was sentenced to 10 years in prison on drug and gun charges after a 16-month investigation by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.

Jason Manley, 32, of Concord was sentenced on Tuesday to 120 months in federal prison for attempted possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug tracking crime.

Postal inspectors discovered Manley was a customer of an illegal online drug vendor and intercepted four parcels to his home between March 2019 and July 2020. A search warrant revealed the parcels contained more than 2.3 kilograms of “highly-pure” meth. On July 10, 2020, a controlled delivery was made to Manley by an undercover agent and after he accepted the parcel, investigators, armed with a search warrant, found more meth, a handgun and ammunition, nearly $55,000 in cash, and additional items consistent with drug dealing activities, inside his home.

Manley pleaded guilty in April. As part of the agreement, he forfeited the cash, gun and ammo, jewelry, and other items.

“Methamphetamine is a highly-dangerous drug that is appearing with increased frequency in New Hampshire,” Acting U.S. Attorney John Farley said. “Armed drug dealers who are distributing this dangerous substance are a significant threat to the health and safety of the citizens of the Granite State. In order to protect our community, we are working closely with our law enforcement partners to identify these drug dealers and hold them accountable for their unlawful conduct.”

According to superior court records, Manley has been a felon for about 10 years after being convicted on a habitual offender charge after an incident in Manchester in June 2011. He was arrested on driving after revocation or suspension and disobeying an officer charges in Concord in May 2017. In December 2018, he pleaded guilty to a felony theft charge out of Concord. In January and July 2019, he was charged with habitual offender again, and title fraud in October 2019. The title fraud case is still active in Merrimack County Superior Court. Another active case in superior court was habitual offender, felon in possession of a dangerous weapon, and three manufacture-possess false government ID charges from October 2019, out of Concord, that was filed on Jan. 17, 2020.

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