Man Ordered Detained for Possession of Over 2 Kilograms of Fentanyl & 400 Grams of Heroin

Man Ordered Detained for Possession of Over 2 Kilograms of Fentanyl & 400 Grams of Heroin

A man was ordered detained in federal custody after he was found with more than two kilograms of fentanyl and approximately 400 grams of heroin.

Josimar Delacruz-Reyes, 31, of Providence was arrested Monday evening in Providence shortly after he allegedly delivered two kilograms of fentanyl and approximately 400 grams of heroin.

The delivery was electronically monitored by members of the DEA Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force.

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The Investigation

According to information presented to the Court during Delacruz-Reyes’ initial appearance before U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Patricia A. Sullivan on Tuesday, it is alleged that during mid and late February, DEA Task Force officers electronically monitored Delacruz-Reyes multiple times as he allegedly made deliveries totaling more than 100 grams of fentanyl.

On Monday, DEA Task Force members electronically monitored Delacruz-Reyes as he allegedly delivered two kilograms of fentanyl and approximately 400 grams of heroin for an agreed upon price of $115,000.

Delacruz-Reyes was arrested shortly after the alleged delivery, when he traveled to a nearby coffee shop where he was allegedly expecting to receive a cash payment for the drugs.

Shortly after the arrest of Delacruz-Reyes, a court-authorized search of his Providence residence resulted in the seizure of approximately a kilogram and a half of a white powdery substance which is undergoing testing at a Drug Enforcement Administration lab to determine its composition, approximately $2,000 in cash, and assorted items used in the preparation, packaging and distribution of fentanyl and heroin.