Staff reports 8:28 a.m.
Tuesday, August 2, 2022 8:29 am

CONCORD - A man who formerly lived in Portsmouth and Rochester pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of unlawful possession with intent to distribute 40 grams and more of fentanyl and 5 grams and more of "ice" methamphetamine, the U.S.. Attorneys Office announced on Monday.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on July 28, 2021, the FBI arrested Robert Corson, 33, on federal drug trafficking charges outside of Corson's storage unit at a storage facility in Portsmouth. When he was arrested, Corson was wearing a fanny pack that contained multiple baggies of fentanyl packaged for sale. The FBI subsequently searched Corson's storage unit and seized around 294 grams of "ice" methamphetamine, 231 grams of fentanyl and other items associated with drug trafficking.

Corson is scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 9.