Three Rhode Island men charged after multiple guns, drugs, drug paraphernalia, $18,000 seized

Three Rhode Island men are facing several charges after a multi-agency investigation.

According to police, on Friday, the Pawtucket Police Department’s Narcotics Unit with the assistance of the Pawtucket Police Special Response Team, Rhode Island State Police –HIDTA, and members of the Pawtucket Police K9 Unit, conducted court authorized search warrants on Calder Street and Benefit Street in the city of Pawtucket and North Main Street in the City of Providence after a narcotics investigation involving the distribution of Cocaine and Fentanyl throughout the City of Pawtucket and surrounding communities.

As a result of the search warrants, detectives located and seized a 10mm Glock Semi-automatic handgun with an obliterated serial number, a Mini UZI semi-automatic firearm, a high-capacity magazine, approximately $18,000 in cash, approximately 600 grams of Cocaine, approximately 105 grams of Fentanyl, digital scales, cutting agents, and packaging material.

Based on the investigation, the following individuals were charged with:

28-year-old David Benevides, Calder Street, Pawtucket

1. Manufacturing/ Delivery/Possession 1oz.-1kilo (Fentanyl)
2. Manufacturing/Delivery/ Possession 1oz.-1kilo (Cocaine)
3. Possession with Intent to Deliver (Fentanyl)
4. Possession with Intent to Deliver (Cocaine)
5. Maintaining a Common Nuisance
6. Conspiracy
7. Distribution/Manufacturing in/near school

28-year-old Nigel Almeida, Benefit Street, Pawtucket

1. Manufacturing/Delivery/ Possession 1oz.-1kilo (Fentanyl)
2. Manufacturing/Delivery/ Possession 1oz.-1kilo (Cocaine)
3. Possession with intent to Deliver (Fentanyl)
4. Possession with intent to Deliver (Cocaine)
5. Use of a Firearm while committing crime of violence
6. Alteration of Marks of Identification on Firearms
7. Large Capacity Feeding Device
8. Maintaining a common nuisance
9. Conspiracy

28-year-old Evan Santos, North Main Street, Providence

1. Manufacturing/Delivery/ Schedule I/II (FENTANYL)
2. Possession with Intent to Deliver-Schedule I/II (FENTANYL)

The investigation is ongoing.