Man guilty of drug trafficking gets 13+ years for reoffending while on parole

CONCORD - A former Belmont man was sentenced on Wednesday to more than 13 years for trafficking methamphetamine in New Hampshire.

David Sweeney, 47, was sentenced to 160 months in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release. Sweeney pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine in July 2022, .

According to court documents and statements made in court, in January 2016, United States District Court Chief Judge Landya B. McCafferty sentenced Sweeney to 54 months imprisonment followed by 3 years of supervised release for possession with the intent to distribute heroin. Sweeney was released from federal custody in January 2018, and placed on three years of federal supervision in New Hampshire.

On Dec. 13, 2019, while under the term of his supervised release, Sweeney sold a quantity of methamphetamine to an FBI confidential informant. As the investigation continued, the United States Drug Enforcement Administration and the FBI determined that Sweeney conspired with other individuals located in New Hampshire, the Caribbean and Mexico to import multiple kilograms of methamphetamine into New Hampshire for distribution.