State Police Charge Woonsocket Man With Selling Drugs Near School

WOONSOCKET, RI — State Police charged a Woonsocket man with drug possession and drug distribution near a school on Wednesday. Police said Jesus Rodriguez, 28, was charged with possession with intent to deliver crack cocaine, possession of marijuana edibles, possession of counterfeit money and distribution of a controlled substance near a school.

A State Police High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force investigation led to the arrest. Rodriguez was processed at the Lincoln Barracks, arraigned in Sixth District Court and held as a Superior Court violator.

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