Men Pass Out in Running Car, Charged With Cocaine Possession

Two Massachusetts residents were charged with drug and weapon possession after  reportedly found three men passed out in a running vehicle during the dead of night.

According to reports from Sgt. Diogo Mello, police inspected the vehicle after a patrol officer saw a white Infiniti stopped in the middle of the roadway at the Warren and Pawtucket avenues intersection a little after 3 a.m. on Sunday, March 25. 

The three men in the vehicle were reportedly all unconscious. The car was braked, but still running. After officers tried to wake the men, one of the occupants allegedly opened the door to vomit. Police later identified the driver as Pablo Cordero, 28, of Dorchester, MA. They allegedly found plastic baggies of cocaine concealed in his clothes.

A passenger, Pablo Ortiz, 25, of Charlestown, MA, was also charged after police reportedly found baggies of cocaine and a 3.25-inch knife on him. After a search of the car, police say they found a green pill on a seat, later identified as prescription drug clozapine.

The men were brought to Rhode Island Hospital.

Cordero was charged with driving under a suspended license, driving in possession of narcotics with intention to distribute. Ortiz was charged with possessing a weapon and narcotics with the intention to distribute. Both were remanded to the Rhode Island Adult Correctional Institute (ACI) after an initial appearance in court. The third occupant in the vehicle was not charged.