Father & Son Arrested on Narcotics Charges by RI State Police
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Father & Son Arrested on Narcotics Charges by RI State Police
John Ferreira, 61, of Warwick, and Tyler Ferreira, 24 were charged with the following:
- Possession with intent to deliver a schedule II controlled substance – fentanyl
- Possession with intent to deliver a schedule II controlled substance – cocaine
- Possession with intent to deliver a schedule I controlled substance – marijuana
- Possession with intent to deliver a schedule IV controlled substance – xanax
- Possession of a schedule III controlled substance – anabolic steroids
- Manufacturing / possession / distribution of an imitation controlled substance
- Possession of a pill pressing machine
- Controlled substance conspiracy
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John Ferreira was given a future court date of March 18, 2020.
Tyler Ferreira was given a future court date of March 23, 2020.
The Arrest
According to State Police, on December 18, 2019, as a result of a court-authorized search warrant, members of the High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force (HIDTA) arrested John Ferreira.
On December 23, 2019, Tyler Ferreira was also arrested as a result of this search warrant.
During the search, members of the HIDTA Task Force seized a large scale electric powered pill pressing machine, numerous blue pills containing fentanyl, narcotics cutting agents, packaging material, over 100 marijuana plants, Xanax pills, equipoise anabolic steroids, powdered cocaine, and $10,000 in U.S. currency.