Coventry Man Arrested On Drug Charges Again

COVENTRY, RI — A Coventry man was arrested last week after police confiscated cocaine, amphetamines and other drug paraphernalia from his apartment. Zackery Montijo, 25, was harged with possession of amphetamine and possession with intent to deliver cocaine. Both are classified as schedule II controlled substances.

On April 23, officers searched Montijo's apartment in Coventry Courts on Murray Street. During the search, detectives seized 14 grams of cocaine, digital scales, packaging materials and more than $13,000 in cash, Coventry police said.

Montijo was arraigned in Kent County District Court the following day, where he was also presented as a Superior Court Probation Violator from a 2014 felony assault charge. He was ordered held without bail at the ACI in Cranston.

In addition to the new charges, Montijo also faces charges of delivery of a controlled substance and controlled substance conspiracy from March 2018 that nearly killed a woman.

At the time, Montijo was involved in the sale of a pill that was determined to contain the deadly opioid carfentanyl. The woman who purchased the pill believed it was simply a prescription and overdosed after taking it. The woman was revived and survived. Coventry police continue to search for a second suspect involved in the incident.

"I am proud of our department’s continued efforts to put an end to the dangerous drug sales that occur within our community," said Colonel John S. MacDonald, Chief of the Coventry Police Department. "Because of our department’s efforts, a drug dealer that nearly cost a young woman her life is behind bars."