Narcotics And Firearms Investigation Leads To Providence Man's Arrest: Cops

PROVIDENCE, RI — A narcotics and firearms investigation led to the arrest of a Providence man, police said.

Carlos DaSilva, 27, was arrested about noon Oct. 27 on charges of possession of a firearm by certain persons prohibited and large capacity feeding devices prohibited, the Rhode Island State Police said in a media release.

DaSilva was arrested by the state police High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force, according to the release.

"The arrest was the result of the execution of search warrants at the conclusion of a narcotics and firearms investigation," the release said.

DaSilva was processed at the Lincoln Woods Barracks, arraigned and taken to the Adult Correctional Institutions, according to the release.

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