Joffre Street Home In Concord Hit In Drug Through Mail Scheme: Cops

CONCORD, NH — Concord police raided a home on Joffre Street Tuesday, seizing drugs and other items, but have not made any arrests connected to the case.

A tip from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police concerning illegal narcotics being shipped through the mail, according to Lt. Thomas Yerkes of the Concord Police Department, led to the raid. A search warrant was executed at the home, he said. The incident, as part of an Operation Granite Shield initiative, led to fentanyl, methamphetamine, MDMA, a handgun, body armor, and ammunition being seized, Yerkes said.

Yerkes said Colin Dowling, 37, of Concord, was arrested on an unrelated bench warrant during the operation.

“This investigation remains open and ongoing,” he said.

Dowling, who has been arrested multiple times in the capital region during the past 13 years, was accused of violating his probation on March 3 after being convicted on a deadly weapon, contraband, etc. charge in June 2024 out of Laconia. He received a 12-month sentence with 143 days of time served and a year probation. A warrant was issued for his arrest and he has a probation violation hearing on May 1. Dowling has previously been arrested on drug possession, domestic violence, burglary, strangulation, and theft charges, as well as warrants.

The Concord Police Department asked anyone with info about the incident to contact the Problem Oriented Policing Unit at 603-225-8600 or popunit@concordpolice.com. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through the Concord Regional Crimeline at 603-226-3100 or online at concordregionalcrimeline.com.

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