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Johnston Man Charged With Intending To Deliver Cocaine: Cops

He was arrested the conclusion of a narcotics investigation, police said.

JOHNSTON, RI — A Johnston man was charged with intending to deliver cocaine, police said.

John Lenis, 39, was arrested by the Rhode Island State Police High Intensity Drug Trafficking task force about 2:30 p.m. Sept. 22, the state police said in a media release.

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"The arrest was the result of the execution of search warrants at the conclusion of a narcotics investigation," the release said.

Lenis was processed at the Lincoln Woods Barracks, arraigned and taken to the Adult Correctional Institutions, according to the release.

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