Providence men convicted of fentanyl trafficking, ghost gun possession

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Two Providence men were convicted in Providence County Superior Court on charges of trafficking 16 kilograms of fentanyl and possessing two ghost guns according to the Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office.

Miguel Cruz, 33, and Angel Camilo, 23 both pled guilty to possession of over one kilogram of fentanyl, possession of over one kilogram of para-Flourofentanyl, conspiracy to violate Rhode Island’s Uniform Controlled Substances Act, possession of a ghost gun, and possession of a ghost gun while possessing with intent to distribute a controlled substance.

Both men will be sentenced on June 20.

After an investigation, members of the Rhode Island State Police High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force executed search warrants at homes in Cranston and Providence as well as on several vehicles.

These searches yielded large amounts of fentanyl, two ghost guns, $20,000 in cash and narcotics paraphernalia.

The basement of the Providence residence on Marlborough Street had been converted into a “quasi lab” to process fentanyl.

“At the time of their arrest by the Rhode Island State Police, this represented one of the State’s largest fentanyl seizures,” said Attorney General Peter Neronha.