Crime & Safety
RI State Police: Drug Arrest on I-95
Police pulled over the driver for operating with a revoked license, and then found the narcotics.
RICHMOND, RI — A Taunton, Mass., man carrying $30,000 worth of narcotics was arrested Thursday around 4:20 p.m. on I-95. Jeffrey Robinson, 40, was stopped in Richmond. He was traveling in the northbound lane near Exit 4 when police pulled him over.
Officers seized 550 oxycodone pills, with a street value of approximately $15,000, and 427 grams of cocaine, also with a street value of approximately $15,000.
He charged with:
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· Possession with intent to deliver cocaine (felony)
· Possession of cocaine, 1 ounce to 1 kilogram (felony)
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· Possession with intent to deliver oxycodone (felony)
· Obstructing a police officer (misdemeanor)
· Driving with a suspended/revoked license (violation)
Robinson's car was towed. He was arraigned at Fourth District Court and ordered held without bail pending further court action.
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