RI Man Sentenced For Selling Drugs For A Ninth Time

PAWTUCKET, RI — A Pawtucket man who previously served eight different jail sentences for selling drugs was sentenced Wednesday to six years in federal prison, having been convicted most recently for selling thousands of fentanyl pills.

Gary Doran, 36, pleaded guilty to distribution of 40 grams or more of fentanyl.

According to court documents, three months after being released from jail in 2021, FBI agents learned Doran was once again active in drug dealing. Prosecutors said a witness cooperating with the FBI bought thousands of fentanyl pills from Doran for $9,250. The sales took place over a period of less than two months, prosecutors said.

Following Doran's prison sentence, he must serve three years of federal supervised release. Duran's previous prison sentences ranged in length from six months to two years.

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