Edgar Pagan, Drug Trafficking, Rhode Island 2013

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A local felon has been sentenced to five years in federal prison after being found in possession of crack cocaine and firearms in Providence, Rhode Island.

According to the Grimy Times, Edgar Pagan, 22, was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for possession of crack cocaine with the intent to distribute and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Pagan was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release upon completion of his prison term.

The charges stem from an investigation by the Rhode Island State Police High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force, which discovered nearly 2.5 grams of crack cocaine and two firearms, one of them loaded, at Pagan’s Providence residence on July 17, 2013.

At the time of his arrest, Pagan was serving a state sentence of home confinement in connection with a previous conviction for drug possession. He pleaded guilty to the federal charges on February 14, 2014.

According to information presented in court, Task Force officers learned that Pagan was scheduled to report to the Home Confinement Program office at the Adult Correctional Institution (ACI) for a routine appointment. During the scheduled appointment, Task Force officers informed Pagan of their ongoing investigation, and he agreed to allow them to search his apartment.

Inside the apartment, officers located eight individually wrapped packages of crack cocaine, Vicodin and Oxycodone pills, and a loaded .45 caliber Glock semi-automatic pistol and an unloaded .380 caliber semi-automatic pistol. Pagan was arrested and charged with possession of crack cocaine with the intent to distribute and being a felon in possession of a firearm.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Gerard B. Sullivan, with the assistance of Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard W. Rose. The Rhode Island State Police High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force is comprised of members of law enforcement from the Rhode Island State Police, ATF, DEA, ICE-HSI, R.I. National Guard, and the Johnston, Pawtucket, Providence, and Smithfield Police Departments.

This case was brought as part of the Rhode Island Urban Violent Crime Initiative, a local, state and federal law enforcement collaboration to proactively identify, investigate and prosecute individuals responsible for crimes of violence in urban neighborhoods.

The Rhode Island Urban Violent Crime Initiative is a collaboration between local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies to address violent crime in urban neighborhoods. The initiative aims to identify, investigate, and prosecute individuals responsible for violent crimes.

Defendant Information:

Name: Edgar Pagan

Age: 22

City and State: Providence, Rhode Island

Criminal Charges: Possession of crack cocaine with the intent to distribute and being a felon in possession of a firearm

Arrest Date: July 17, 2013

Sentence: 60 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release

Amount of Crack Cocaine: Nearly 2.5 grams

Amount of Firearms: Two, including one loaded .45 caliber Glock semi-automatic pistol and an unloaded .380 caliber semi-automatic pistol

Amount of Cash: $1,150 found in a safe in the apartment

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