Crime & Safety
Rhode Island Inmate Charged With Possessing Drugs
The Central Falls man was arrested by the Adult Correctional Institutions Investigations Unit, police said.
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.
Perez has been incarcerated since February and is due to be released in February 2027, records show.
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"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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