Accused member of drug gang in Puerto Rico arrested in Rhode Island

Authorities in Rhode Island arrest one of dozens of accused members of a “large-scale” drug trafficking group in Puerto Rico.

Federal court documents show Carlos Javier Reyes-Nunez, also known as “Dutty” and “Duty,” was arrested Thursday in Rhode Island.

A federal indictment in Puerto Rico last week charges Reyes-Nunez and 48 others in an operation that trafficked drugs, including heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine, through a housing project in Bayamon, Puerto Rico.

Prosecutors write the drug trafficking operation is known as “Bin Laden Records.”…

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