CONCORD, N.H. — A Manchester man was sentenced Monday in federal court in Concord to six years in prison for possessing methamphetamine he bought on the "dark web" and planned to resell, according to the office of U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan.

Aaron Silva, 27, received 72 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, prosecutors said.

According to prosecutors, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service identified suspicious packages in 2023 that were being mailed from California to Silva's address in New Hampshire. Investigators watched Silva, saw him pick up one of the packages and pulled his car over.

After a drug dog alerted on the car, investigators searched it under a warrant and found a box containing half a pound of pure methamphetamine, prosecutors said.

After his arrest, Silva admitted that he had been receiving methamphetamine through the mail, according to the U.S. attorney's office. Prosecutors said he ordered the drug on the dark web and intended to sell it to his own customers.

The Postal Inspection Service and the Drug Enforcement Administration led the investigation, with help from New Hampshire State Police, prosecutors said.

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