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Woonsocket Man Arrested On Cocaine And Conspiracy Charges: Cops

The Woonsocket man was arrested by the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area task force, police said.

WOONSOCKET, RI — A Woonsocket man was arrested on cocaine and conspiracy charges, police said.

Santonio Young, 46, was arrested Monday by the Rhode Island State Police High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area task force, the state police said in a media release.

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Young was charged with possession with intent to deliver cocaine and controlled substance conspiracy, according to the release.

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

"Mr. Young was transported to the Lincoln Woods Barracks where he was processed and held overnight pending his arraignment at 3rd District Court," according to the release.

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