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Coventry Police Seize 100 Grams Of Cocaine During Bust

Keven Alsina charged with possession of more than 100 grams of cocaine while out on bail from a previous drug charge.

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Coventry police seized more than 100 grams of cocaine, several hundreds dollars and a Jeep during a bust on Wednesday.
Coventry police seized more than 100 grams of cocaine, several hundreds dollars and a Jeep during a bust on Wednesday. (Coventry Police Department)

COVENTRY, RI — A Coventry man was arrested Wednesday after police found more than 100 grams of cocaine in his Main Street home. Police say they received several complaints of drug deals in the area in the weeks leading up to the man's arrest.

Coventry Police said officers searched the home of Keven Alsina, 25, just before 7 p.m. on Wednesday. During the search, police found 108 grams of cocaine, a digital scale, packaging materials, multiple cell phones and several hundred dollars in cash. Police also seized a 2015 blue Jeep Wrangler that they said was used to conduct drug deals.

Alsina was arraigned in Kent County District Court on Thursday, where he was also presented as a Superior Court Bail Violator for a drug possession charge from January. He was ordered held without bail at the ACI for the new charges.

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The Jeep Coventry police seized from Alsina. (Coventry Police Department)

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