Authorities made an arrest this week concerning a drug distribution operation.
The State Police announced in a press release that on Tuesday, the Rhode Island State Police HIDTA Task Force concluded a narcotics and firearms investigation. As a result of this investigation, court-authorized search warrants were executed at residences located at Dresser Street, Providence and Portland Street, Providence. Based on illegal contraband located and seized from both locations, members of the HIDTA Task Force charged 47-year-old Joel Garcia, of Providence, Rhode Island with numerous firearms and narcotics offenses.
During the execution of the court-authorized search warrant on Dresser Street, Providence, members of the State Police HIDTA Task Force located and seized 1.7 kilograms of fentanyl, 2.3 kilograms of cocaine and 147 grams of methamphetamine from inside the residence…