Undercover police officers conducted drug “buys” over a three-month period in downtown Providence, in what officials called “Operation Kennedy Plaza Sweep”.… MORE
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Rhode Island probing possible contamination of drug evidence
Investigators are reviewing hundreds of criminal cases in Rhode Island that could be undermined by the possible contamination of evidence at the state health department’s forensic chemistry lab, state Attorney General Peter Neronha said Friday.… MORE
Drugs, guns, cash and vehicles seized in four drug arrests Wednesday
Providence Police made four separate drug arrests Wednesday, seizing six handguns, two motor vehicles, large amounts of fentanyl and cocaine and more than $238,000 in cash.… MORE
3 arrested, large amount of fentanyl seized in raids
Police have arrested three people and seized more than 41 kilograms or about 90 pounds of fentanyl in court-authorized raids at homes in Providence and Cranston. … MORE
Pawtucket man gets 8 years in prison on gun, drug charges
A Rhode Island man has been sentenced to eight years in prison on gun and drug charges, prosecutors said Wednesday.… MORE
Woonsocket sweep nets 19 arrests, drugs, guns and cash
Woonsocket Police said a four-month investigation resulted in 19 arrests, the seizure of significant quantities of fentanyl and other drugs, along with more than $130,000 in cash, two pistols and four vehicles. … MORE
Police seize guns, about $1 million worth of drugs
Providence Police arrested three men and seized a significant amount of drugs and guns in a raid at a home on Sisson Street in an operation that capped a three-month investigation. … MORE
