PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Authorities say five Rhode Island residents have been arrested in connection with a joint-state federal investigation into illicit drug and gun sales.
Attorney General Peter Neronha says the arrests were made after a four-month investigation, and resulted in the seizure of two handguns and a quantity of cocaine.
The four men and one woman arrested are from West Warwick, Cumberland, Coventry and Pawtucket. They face a variety of charges including firearms and drug offenses.
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The defendants were arraigned Wednesday. Two of them were held without bail as violators of probation conditions stemming from previous convictions. The other three were released on bail.
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