Crime & Safety
2 Rhode Island Prisoners Charged With Drug Possession: Cops
The two men were already locked up in the Adult Correctional Institutions when they were arrested, records show.
CRANSTON, RI — Two Rhode Island prisoners were charged with possessing drugs, police said.
Derek Paolucci, 30, and Julio Davila, 29, both were arrested Thursday on charges of possession of a controlled substance, the Rhode Island State Police said in a media release.
Paolucci and Davila were arrested by the state police Adult Correctional Insitutions Investigations Unit, according to the release.
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Paolucci has been locked up since June 2025 and Davila has been in custody since November 2023, records show.
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