3 men facing gun, drug charges after Providence search

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Police have arrested three men accused of unlawfully possessing weapons and drugs, 12 News has learned.

Kristy dosReis, a spokesperson for the Providence Police Department, said detectives executed a search warrant Thursday afternoon at a residence off Atwells Avenue in an “ongoing effort to disrupt illegal activity involving firearms and narcotics.”

12 News was there as detectives walked in and out of an Atwells Avenue building Thursday morning with evidence boxes.

The building is home to Lucia’s Mexican Restaurant on the first floor and apartments on the second floor…

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