Providence Man Sentenced For Meth Pill Sales After DEA Investigation

PROVIDENCE, RI — A Providence man will serve three years in federal prison after he made multiple meth pill sales. What he didn't know is that he was under surveillance by the Rhode Island DEA Drug Task Force.

United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha announced the sentencing recently for Jamont Patrick, 30.

Patrick was arrested in November 2021, and pleaded guilty in November of this year to a charge of knowingly and intentionally distributing and possessing with intent to distribute pills containing a methamphetamine mixture.

According to court documents, during a six-week span under surveillance by DEA agents, Patrick sold over a pound of meth pills to a law enforcement confidential informant. The pills were quickly seized by DEA agents, documents show.

On November 10, 2021, members of the task force conducted a court-authorized search of Patrick’s residence and seized approximately 189 grams of pills containing methamphetamine, two scales, and other items used in the distribution of narcotics.

At sentencing today, U.S. District Court Judge William E. Smith sentenced Patrick to thirty-six months of incarceration, to be followed by three years of federal supervised release.