Warwick Heroin Trafficker Sentenced to 9 Years
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PROVIDENCE, RI – A Warwick heroin trafficker caught with heroin, a loaded pistol, drug packing tools, and smuggling spaces in his car was sentenced to nine years in federal prison […]
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Warwick Man Pleads Guilty to Heroin, Firearm Charges
PROVIDENCE, RI – Jose Manuel Rosario-Mella, a/k/a Luis Cortes, 55, of Warwick, pleaded guilty in federal court today to possession with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin […]
Drug Conspiracy Leader Sentenced to Nine Years Prison
PROVIDENCE – A Dominican national, leader of a conspiracy that smuggled at least 10 kilograms of heroin and five kilograms of cocaine from California and conspired to store, process, and […]
Man Sentenced to Six Years in 2017 Warwick Drug Trafficking
PROVIDENCE – A Providence man has been sentenced to six years in federal prison after admitting to drug trafficking fentanyl, cocaine and heroin in Warwick in 2017. According to United […]
Officer Arrests Driver for DUI, Possession of Heroin
WARWICK, RI — Officer Mathew Moretti was called to Wendy’s at 926 Quaker Lane Aug. 10 at 10:32 p.m. for a report of a man in a black Mercedes Benz […]
Oakland Beach Traffic Stop Ends in Arrest for Crack, Heroin
WARWICK, RI — Officer Aaron Steere was driving north on Oakland Beach Avenue June 23 at 10:59 p.m. when a silver 2014 Toyota Camry sedan turned suddenly onto Ottawa Avenue, […]
Police Arrest Man at Jefferson Boulevard Dunkin for Suboxone, Heroin Possession
WARWICK, RI — Warwick Police arrested two men at the 27 Jefferson Blvd. Dunkin Donuts Jan. 28 at 2:25 p.m., one for possession of suboxone and heroin, the other on […]
Duo Plead Guilty to Trafficking Fentanyl Laced Heroin
Two Providence residents pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to trafficking a kilogram of fentanyl-laced heroin to Rhode Island from New York.
Grand Jury Indicts Providence Man for Warwick Drug Trafficking
DEA Agents arrested a Providence man in Warwick Aug. 23 with the assistance of Warwick Police and Missouri State Police after he attempted purchasing what he believed to be a truck carrying heroin, fentanyl and cocaine.
Trooper Memorial Day Weekend Arrests in Warwick Span DUI, Cocaine, Heroin Charges
Rhode Island State Police issued 364 citations in the process of responding to a variety of motor vehicle violations over the Memorial Day weekend, arresting 46 people, eight in Warwick on charges ranging from DUI to cocaine, heroin and marijuana possession.
RI Trooper Log: Chases on Rte. 95 End With Arrests for Larceny, Heroin, Cocaine
State Police activity in and involving Warwick this week involved chases and stops on the stretch of Rte. 95 running through the city resulting in warrant arrests, as well as arrests for larceny and heroin and cocaine possession with intent to deliver charges:
Opioid Addiction Experts: ‘Stay Connected,’ with Family, Be Prepared with Narcan
WARWICK, RI — Police and health officials told 75 people at WPD headquarters Wednesday night that opioid addiction is persistently seductive, can’t be arrested out of existence or kicked quickly, […]
