Providence Man Pleads Guilty To Cocaine Trafficking: Feds

PROVIDENCE, RI – A Providence man pleaded guilty Wednesday to trafficking cocaine, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Eluid Rosa-Escudero, 35, pleaded guilty to a federal charge of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, the U.S. Attorney's Office said in a media release.

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Rosa-Escudero drug trafficking was the subject of a three-month, multi-agency investigation that culminated April 10 "with the execution of a court-authorized search of his Providence residence and the seizure of two kilograms of cocaine, $10,000 in cash, and other items associated with the trafficking of narcotics," according to the release.

"Leading up to the execution of the search warrant, law enforcement surveilled the retrieval of a package suspected of containing cocaine delivered by the U.S. Postal Service to the front porch of a Providence residence," the release said. "The package was retrieved by a person who arrived by car and then drove to a nearby gas station where the driver met with Rosa-Escudero, who was in a separate vehicle.

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The law followed Rosa-Escudero to his home and the East Providence Police pulled over the car driven by the person who retrieved the package from the porch of the residence, who turned out to be a 15-year-old, according to the release.

Rosa-Escudero's sentencing was set for Dec. 10, the release said.

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