Providence Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty To Possessing Massive Fentanyl Stash: Feds

PROVIDENCE, RI — A Providence man caught with 1,500 fentanyl-laced pills and more than 400 grams of fentanyl powder pleaded guilty Thursday to possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.

Carlos Molina, 35, "made multiple sales of fentanyl-laced counterfeit prescription pills" while under surveillance by Drug Enforcement Administration agents and task force officers prior to a November 2022 search turning up the massive fentanyl stash in his home, according to a media release from the U.S. Attorney's Office.

"A total of 2,416 pills were seized immediately following the transactions," the release said

Molina's sentencing was scheduled for Dec. 2.

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