On October 29, 2026 at approximately 11:30 AM, members of the HIDTA Task Force, Intelligence Unit, and the Cranston Police Special Investigations Unit arrested Joshua Jackson, age 36, of 668 Park Avenue, Woonsocket, for 1) Possession with the Intent to Deliver One Ounce to One Kilogram of a Schedule II Controlled Substance - Fentanyl, 2) Possession with the Intent to Deliver a Schedule II Controlled Substance - Fentanyl, 3) Possession with the Intent to Deliver a Schedule II Controlled Substance - Cocaine, and 4) Controlled Substance Conspiracy. The arrest was the result of search warrants executed at the conclusion of a narcotics investigation. Mr. Jackson was transported to the Lincoln Woods Barracks where he was processed, arraigned by a Justice of the Peace and transported to the ACI Intake facility pending his morning arraignment at 3rd District Court.
On October 29, 2026 at approximately 11:30 AM, members of the HIDTA Task Force, Intelligence Unit, and the Cranston Police Special Investigations Unit arrested Brandin Fraielli, age 38, of 2824 Plainfield Pike, Floor 2, Cranston, for 1) Possession with the Intent to Deliver One Ounce to One Kilogram of a Schedule II Controlled Substance - Fentanyl, 2) Possession with the Intent to Deliver a Schedule II Controlled Substance - Fentanyl, 3) Possession with the Intent to Deliver a Schedule II Controlled Substance - Cocaine, 4) Controlled Substance Conspiracy, 5) Possession of a Firearm While Committing a Controlled Substance Violation, and 6) Large Capacity Feeding Devices Prohibited (2 counts). The arrest was the result of search warrants executed at the conclusion of a narcotics investigation. Mr. Fraielli was transported to the Lincoln Woods Barracks where he was processed, arraigned by a Justice of the Peace and transported to the ACI Intake facility pending his morning arraignment at 3rd District Court.
On Thursday, October 29, 2026, at approximately 8:30 AM, Members of the Special Victims Unit with assistance of the Violent Fugitive Task Force arrested Brian Gonzalez, age 21, of 72 Mineral Spring Avenue, Unit #1, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, for Trafficking of a Minor. The arrest was the result of an investigation conducted by the Special Victims Unit. Mr. Gonzalez was transported to State Police Headquarters, where he was processed and later transported to Sixth District Court for arraignment. Mr. Gonzalez was presented as a Superior Court Bail Violator and held on $50,000 with surety.
MEDIA CONTACT: 401-764-5604 Captain Derek G. Melfi, Assistant Detective Commander