Dover man gets 10 years for trafficking in meth

CONCORD - A Dover man was sentenced today to 10 years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine.

Alfonz Vei, 45, pleaded guilty to the charge in July.

According to court documents and statements made in court, in September of 2018 an undercover law enforcement officer purchased methamphetamine from Kristen Hodgkins. Shortly thereafter, on Oct 9 in Dover, Vei and Hodgkins distributed 43.6 grams of methamphetamine to an undercover informant. Agents observed Vei weighing out the methamphetamine on a scale just before Hodgkins took the drugs and delivered them to an undercover informant.

Then on Jan 11 postal inspectors intercepted a package from a fictitious address and addressed to a residence in Dover, where Vei had a prior affiliation. Investigators observed Vei arrive at the address at approximately the time the package was due to be delivered. The package was searched pursuant to a warrant and was determined to contain 444.4 grams of methamphetamine.

Finally, on Jan 16 Vei was stopped driving a car in Exeter. He had an unloaded Glock 9 mm firearm in the vehicle, as well as approximately one ounce of methamphetamine and 115 ecstasy pills. Hodgkins was sentenced to 84 months on Sept. 25. Vei previously pleaded guilty on July 30, 201

This matter was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the United States Postal Inspection Service with assistance from the New Hampshire State Police and the Rochester Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney John Davis.