CONCORD – Michael Bean, 33, of Loudon, was sentenced to 120 months in prison for conspiring with others to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Scott W. Murray said.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Bean and his girlfriend, Katie-Jo Waters, were members of a conspiracy in which supplier Edward Espejo, of Las Vegas, Nevada, shipped packages of nearly pure methamphetamine to New Hampshire. Bean and Waters received packages containing methamphetamine in Pembroke and distributed the drugs to New Hampshire buyers. Bean and Waters would then wire the proceeds of drugs sales to Espejo in Las Vegas to purchase additional drugs. Between January and May 2018, Bean and Waters wired a total of more than $28,000 to Espejo in Las Vegas to buy methamphetamine. On May 2, 2018, postal inspectors intercepted a package containing a pound of pure methamphetamine that Espejo was sending to Waters.

Bean previously pleaded guilty on Sept. 27.

Waters and Espejo previously pleaded guilty. Waters was sentenced on Tuesday to serve 72 months in prison. Espejo is awaiting sentencing.

“Highly pure methamphetamine has been appearing with greater frequency in New Hampshire,” Murray said. “This dangerous drug presents a serious and growing threat to public health and safety. In order to deter drug traffickers, the law enforcement community will act aggressively to identify, prosecute, and incarcerate those who attempt to distribute methamphetamine in the Granite State.”

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