Shawn A. Silva, Heroin and Cocaine Pipeline, Rhode Island 2020
A Providence man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for his role in a drug conspiracy that shipped over 200 packages of heroin and cocaine from California to Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
Shawn A. Silva, 38, of Providence, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge William E. Smith to 60 months in federal prison to be followed by four years of supervised release.
Silva previously admitted to the court that between May 2017 and August 2019, he routinely traveled to cities and towns in the greater Providence and Southeastern Massachusetts areas to retrieve parcels that contained large quantities of heroin and cocaine shipped to commercial mail receiving agencies.
An investigation by the United States Postal Inspection Service and the Rhode Island High Intensity Drug Trafficking Task Force determined that at least 219 packages containing heroin and cocaine were shipped by members of the conspiracy from California to the greater Providence and Southeastern Massachusetts areas.
Silva pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess more than one kilogram of cocaine, possession with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine, and possession with intent to distribute more than 100 grams of heroin.
Additionally, two co-defendants in this matter, Robert A. Brown, 32, of Los Angeles, CA, and Joel P. Sennon, 42, of Providence, previously pleaded guilty to charges brought as a result of this investigation.
The cases are being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys William F. Ferland and Christine D. Lowell.
Key Facts
- State: Rhode Island
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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