Federal Inmate Pleads To Possessing Drugs In Prison: US Attorney

PROVIDENCE, RI — A federal inmate pleaded guilty to possessing drugs in prison, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Brian Slutzkin, 41, "admitted that he possessed controlled substances that he concealed on his person while incarcerated" at the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls, the U.S. Attorney's Office said in a media release, and that he intended to "distribute them to others."

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While locked up in Wyatt, Slutzkin, also known as "Lello Brian Bongiorno" and "Yayo," was caught with a "sock hidden on his person containing seven balloons crafted from latex gloves," according to the release.

"Examination determined the balloons contained distributable quantities of a powder containing fentanyl, pills containing oxycodone hydrochloride and acetaminophen, strips containing buprenorphine and naloxone, and marijuana," the release said.

Slutzkin's sentencing was scheduled for Sept. 24.

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