Rhode Island Inmate Charged With Possessing Drugs

CRANSTON, RI — A Rhode Island inmate was charged with possessing drugs, police said.

Erik Perez, age 40, was arrested Wednesday by the Rhode Island State Police Adult Correctional Institutions Investigations Unit on a charge of possession of a controlled substance, the state police said in a media release.

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Perez has been incarcerated since February and is due to be released in February 2027, records show.

"Mr. Perez was arraigned at Third Division District Court where he was granted $3,000 surety bail and remanded to the ACI," the release said.

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