Crime & Safety

Coventry Man Intended To Deliver Fentanyl, Crack And Oxy: Cops

A special drug task force apprehended the Coventry man, police said.

COVENTRY, RI — A Coventry man who intended to deliver fentanyl, crack and oxycodone was arrested, apparently before he actually delivered it, police said.

Anthony Gambuto, 56, was taken into custody Wednesday, according to a media release from the Rhode Island State Police.

Gambuto was arrested by the state police High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area task force, the release said.

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"Mr. Gambuto was processed at the Lincoln Barracks and turned over to Third District Court officials for arraignment," the release said.

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