PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island issued the following news release: A North Providence woman described in a court document as being "a seasoned drug dealer with connections to other high-level dealers" and who, court records show, was previously convicted in both Rhode Island state and federal courts on drug trafficking charges, was sentenced today to eight-and-one-half years in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl, announ  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island issued the following news release: A Providence man who worked as an east coast source for trafficking fentanyl on behalf of a Mexican drug supplier was sentenced on Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Rhode Island to five years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. Watly Federico Valenzuela Ruiz, 39, pleaded guilty on November 1, 2023, to a charge of conspirac  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A Providence man who worked as an east coast source for trafficking fentanyl on behalf of a Mexican drug supplier was sentenced on Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Rhode Island to five years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. Watly Federico Valenzuela Ruiz, 39, pleaded guilty on Novem  more