Alfredo Balestier-Sanchez, Fentanyl Trafficking, Rhode Island 2013

Woonsocket, Rhode Island – A federal grand jury in Providence has indicted Alfredo Balestier-Sanchez, 32, of Woonsocket, on five counts of trafficking heroin, fentanyl, morphine, and codeine.

According to court documents, Sanchez was arrested on March 4, 2013, by members of the Woonsocket Police Department and the RI DEA Drug Task Force following a one-month investigation into his alleged drug trafficking activities.

The indictment charges Sanchez with two counts of distribution of fentanyl; one count of distribution of a mixture containing heroin and fentanyl; one count of possession with the intent to distribute a mixture containing heroin and fentanyl; and one count of distribution of a mixture containing heroin, morphine, and codeine.

Sanchez faces statutory sentences of up to 20 years in federal prison followed by 3 years to lifetime supervised release and a fine of up to $1,000,000 on each of the 5 charges contained in the indictment.

An arraignment date has not yet been scheduled for Sanchez, who has been detained in federal custody since his arrest.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Pamela E. Chin.

The DEA Drug Task Force is comprised of law enforcement agents and officers from the DEA, Rhode Island State Police, and the Cranston, East Providence, Newport, Pawtucket, Providence, South Kingstown, Warwick, and Woonsocket Police Departments.

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