Rhode Island man sentenced on drug dealing charges for 9th time after selling thousands of fentanyl pills

PROVIDENCE, RI – A Pawtucket man described in court documents as being a “seasoned drug dealer” who previously served eight different jail sentences for selling drugs was sentenced to six years in federal prison, having been convicted most recently of selling thousands of fentanyl pills, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.

Gary Doran, a/k/a “G-Baby,” 36, pleaded guilty on October 5, 2023, to a charge of distribution of 40 grams or more of fentanyl.

According to court documents and statements made in court, three months after being released from jail in 2021, members of the FBI Safe Streets Task Force developed information that Doran was active in drug dealing. During the course of a later FBI investigation, Doran sold a cooperating witness thousands of fentanyl pills, for a total of $9,250 over a period of less than two months.

Doran was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Mary S. McElroy to 72 months of incarceration to be followed by three years of federal supervised release.

According to court records, prior to his arrest in this matter, Doran was previously convicted eight times in state courts for selling drugs, serving eight different sentences ranging from six months to two years of incarceration.

This most recent case was prosecuted in federal court by Assistant U.S. Attorney Christine D. Lowell.

The matter was investigated by the FBI Safe Streets Task Force and the Pawtucket Police Department.