Jacob Parlin, 44, of Lebanon, was sentenced in federal court Thursday to 12 years in prison and five years of supervised release for his role in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy.
Parlin was convicted by a federal jury in November 2023 on one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and one count of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a news release.
He is the ninth defendant to be convicted in the meth ring, which operated in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and northern California.
An investigation found that Parlin and co-defendant Harry Tam worked together. Tam would procure and mail methamphetamine to his business in Brookline, Massachusetts, then Parlin would distribute the drugs in his community in Maine, according to the DOJ.
Parlin was arrested on March 31, 2021, in New Hampshire while traveling home from meeting with Tam in the Boston area. Police found a plastic bag with approximately 880 grams of pure methamphetamine under his driver’s seat, according to the DOJ.
Tam pleaded guilty in July 2023 and is scheduled to be sentenced on April 4.
