PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release:

A former Pepperell, MA, man arrested during an FBI Safe Streets Task Force drug trafficking investigation that led to the seizure of more than 461 grams of pure crystal methamphetamine pleaded guilty in federal court in Providence to conspiracy and drug trafficking charges, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.