Staff reports 4:32 p.m.
Thursday, August 26, 2021 4:32 pm

CONCORD - A 44-year-old Maine man was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, the U.S. Attorneys Office said today.

According to court documents and statements made in court, in May of 2018, a New Hampshire State Police trooper pulled over a vehicle on I-95 in Portsmouth for multiple traffic violations. Michael Mowry of Acton, Maine, was a passenger in the vehicle.

The trooper developed suspicions about drug activity and called for a narcotics detection dog. The dog alerted to the odor of narcotics. After the trooper advised the driver of the detection of narcotics, Mowry admitted to the trooper that there was methamphetamine in a backpack in the rear seat. The backpack contained 755 grams of meth.

Mowry previously pleaded guilty on May 21. After the completion of his sentence, Mowry will have five years of supervised release.