Crime & Safety
Providence Man Charged With Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl: Police
He was arrested on a federal warrant, police said.
PROVIDENCE, RI — A Providence man was charged with conspiring to distribute fentanyl, police said.
Edward Paulino Santos, 51, was arrested on a federal warrant by the Rhode Island State Police Violent Fugitive Task Force about 5:30 a.m. Oct. 27, the state police said in a media release
"The arrest was the result of an investigation by the Violent Fugitive Task Force," the release said.
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"Mr. Paulino Santos was taken into custody ... and transported to Providence Federal Court," according to the release.
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