Crime & Safety

Providence Man Arrested On Gun And Cocaine Charges: Cops

"The arrest is the result of search warrants executed at the conclusion of a narcotics investigation," police said.

PROVIDENCE, RI — A Providence man was arrested on gun and cocaine charges, police said.

Harold Valle, 36, was arrested about 4:45 a.m. Oct. 21 by the Rhode Island State Police High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force, the state police said in a media release.

Valle was charged with possession with the intent to deliver cocaine, possession of a firearm while committing a controlled substance violation, alteration of marks of identification on firearms and possession of firearms by certain persons prohibited, according to the release

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"The arrest is the result of search warrants executed at the conclusion of a narcotics investigation," the release said.

Valle was processed at the Lincoln Woods Barracks and take to Sixth District Court for arraignment, according to the release.

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