Colonel Ann C. Assumpico, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Director of the Department of Public Safety, announces the arrest of a Providence resident on narcotics charges after Troopers seized $110,000 worth of cocaine and fentanyl during a traffic stop on Interstate 95 in West Greenwich.
Ana Melendez Santana, age 23, of 21 Sassafras St., Providence, was charged with:
Manufacture/possession/delivery of more than one kilo of cocaine
Delivery/possession with intent to deliver and manufacture – cocaine
Delivery/possession with intent to deliver and manufacture – fentanyl
Santana also was cited for driving with expired registration and operating a motor vehicle without evidence of insurance.
The arrest stemmed from a traffic stop on Interstate 95 North near Weaver Hill Road in West Greenwich at approximately 3 p.m. Thursday. Troopers seized several vacuum-sealed packages from a container of juice boxes in the car. The packages were found to contain:
3 kilograms of cocaine worth an estimated $100,000
4.3 ounces of fentanyl worth an estimated $10,000
Santana was arrested and processed at the Wickford Barracks and was held for arraignment in Third Division District Court.
