Man In Record Drug Bust Sentenced To 15 Years
Woonsocket Police, DEA, RI State Police joint effort led to RI's biggest cocaine seizure.
Andrew Rios, 41, of California, was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court to 15.5 years in federal prison on drug trafficking charges, in connection with the seizure of 65 kilos of cocaine and more than $1.2 million in cash in North Kingstown in 2011. The Woonsocket Police Department worked with the DEA and Rhode Island State Police in a joint partnership resulting in the bust, the largest cocaine seizure ever in Rhode Island. U.S District Court Judge William E. Smith also ordered Rios to serve 5 years of supervised release upon completion of his prison term. Rios pleaded guilty on Oct. 1, 2012, to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine and one count of …
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