PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island issued the following news release:

A Pawtucket man described in court documents as being a "seasoned drug dealer" who previously served eight different jail sentences for selling drugs was sentenced today to six years in federal prison, having been convicted most recently of selling thousands of fentanyl pills, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.