Providence Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Fentanyl & Guns

Providence Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Fentanyl & Guns

A Providence man admitted to federal court on Monday that he sold fentanyl and guns on multiple occasions to an individual assisting the FBI Safe Streets Task Force during a Project Safe Neighborhoods investigation.

Jean Sajous, 28, pleaded guilty to two counts of possession with intent to distribute and distribution of fentanyl, one count of unlicensed firearms dealing, and two counts of felon in possession of a firearm, announced by United States Attorney Aaron Weisman.

Sajous is scheduled to be sentenced on October 24, 2019.

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Guilty Plea

Appearing before U.S. District Court Chief Judge William E. Smith, Jean Sajous, 28, admitted to the Court that between May 24, 2018, and June 20, 2018, he made multiple sales of fentanyl and on two occasions sold a firearm to a confidential source assisting the Safe Streets Task Force.

Sajous admitted to the Court that he sold the individual a total of 5.34 grams of fentanyl. Sajous also admitted to selling the individual a .25 caliber pistol and a 9mm pistol.

Following each transaction, the fentanyl and the firearms were immediately seized by Safe Streets Task Force agents.