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Weare Man Gets 25 Years for Meth Trafficking
CONCORD – Dustin Moss, 31, formerly of Weare, New Hampshire, was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for drug trafficking and firearms offenses.
According to court documents and statements made in court, in April of 2017, Moss purchased a large package of methamphetamine from a drug supplier in Las Vegas, Nevada. Moss also arranged, through his sister, Sabrina Moss, to have another individual, Brian O’Rourke, pick up the package. On April 19, 2017, federal agents intercepted the package. After obtaining a search warrant, they discovered 12 pounds of 92-percent pure “ice” methamphetamine inside the package.
Later that day, agents delivered the package, now containing “dummy” drugs, to O’Rourke. Agents then followed O’Rourke to a location in Manchester where Moss was waiting. Once O’Rourke transferred the package to Moss, agents arrested both men. Inside Moss’ car, agents found, among other things, a loaded Smith & Wesson firearm, throwing knives, and two black ski masks, as well as $10,590 in cash, a digital scale, and drug packaging and distribution paraphernalia.
Moss previously pleaded guilty on April 25, 2018, to one count of attempting to possess with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine, and to possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. The drug count carried a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years, and the firearm charge carried a mandatory minimum sentence of 5 years.
On June 28, 2018, Moss’s sister, Sabrina Moss, was sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to participating in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy. O’Rourke pleaded guilty on December 22, 2017, and is awaiting sentencing.
“This lengthy prison sentence serves notice that the U.S. Attorney’s Office is fully committed to aggressively prosecuting drug traffickers, particularly those who use firearms,” said U.S. Attorney Scott W. Murray. “Methamphetamine is a rising threat to public health and safety and dealers should expect serious penalties after conviction.
This case was investigated by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the DEA. It was prosecuted by former Assistant United States Attorney William Morse and Assistant U.S. Attorneys John S. Davis and Shane B. Kelbley. Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Rabuck is handling the asset forfeiture matter.
This case was supported by the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF). The OCDETF program is a federal multi-agency, multi-jurisdictional task force that targets the highest-level drug trafficking and money laundering organizations, dismantling their leadership and infrastructure and disrupting their ability to launder money and sell narcotics.”
Key Facts
- State: New Hampshire
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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