A Providence man has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl. Acting United States Attorney Sara Miron Bloom announced the plea.
According to court records, Carols Molina, 35, was found in November 2022 with 1,503 fentanyl-laced pills that resembled prescription drugs and weighed a total of 170.6 grams. Authorities also discovered a mixture of powder containing fentanyl weighing 411.75 grams during a search of his residence.
Prior to the search, Molina had been under surveillance by agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and members of the DEA Drug Task Force. During this period, he made several sales of counterfeit prescription pills laced with fentanyl to another individual. Law enforcement seized a total of 2,416 pills immediately after these transactions.
Molina is scheduled for sentencing on December 2, 2025. The sentence will be determined by a federal district judge who will consider the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Stacey A. Erickson is prosecuting the case, which was investigated by the Rhode Island DEA Drug Task Force.
“Acting United States Attorney Sara Miron Bloom announced.”
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