A New Hampshire man has been handed a stiff six-plus year prison sentence for his part in a meth trafficking ring that peddled the potent stimulant across state lines. Anthony Elwell, 49, of Manchester, was sentenced in federal court in Boston to 78 months behind bars followed by five years of supervised release, as announced by federal authorities.
Elwell, snagged in a wider conspiracy that saw three others charged, had pleaded guilty back in July according to a press release from a U.S. Attorney's Office. He was convicted of one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with an intent to distribute methamphetamine and another count of distribution and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
The dragnet that caught Elwell also brought in Andrew Lunn, Mark Daileanes, and William Velez, all of whom have already pleaded guilty to their crimes. From June to September 2020, Lunn sold pure methamphetamine on four separate occasions to a cooperating witness, transactions that were arranged by Velez. In one instance, Elwell was the middleman who furnished Daileanes with cash to buy a hefty 280 grams of meth from Lunn. The sentence for the final defendant in this case was scheduled for today.
Acting U.S. Attorney Joshua S. Levy, along with DEA Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle, led the announcement of Elwell's sentencing. Their efforts were supported by a concerted effort among multiple law enforcement agencies including the New Hampshire State Police and several local police departments. Assistant U.S. Attorney Alathea Porter of the Criminal Division spearheaded the prosecution, as noted in the statement by the U.S Attorney's Office.
