Crime & Safety
Narcotics Probe Ends With Cranston Man's Arrest On Fentanyl, Crack Charges: Cops
A search warrant was executed prior to the Cranston man's arrest, police said.
CRANSTON, RI — A Cranston man was arrested on fentanyl and crack cocaine charges following a narcotics probe, police said.
Thoeniz Oun, 35, was arrested about 5 a.m. Tuesday by the Rhode Island State Police High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area task force and the Warwick Police Department Special Operations Group, the state police said in a media release.
Oun was arrested on charges of possession with intent to deliver fentanyl and possession with intent to deliver crack cocaine, according to the release.
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"The arrest was the result of the execution of a court-authorized search warrant at the conclusion of a narcotics investigation," the release said.
Oun was processed at the Lincoln Woods Barracks and taken to Third Division District Court for an arraignment where he was "presented as a probation violator," according to the release.
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