Woonsocket man sentenced for conspiracy to mail cocaine from Puerto Rico to RI
PROVIDENCE – A Woonsocket man was sentenced to eight and a half years in prison Monday for his role in a conspiracy that mailed more than 60 packag...
PROVIDENCE – A Woonsocket man was sentenced to eight and a half years in prison Monday for his role in a conspiracy that mailed more than 60 packages of cocaine, often hidden in wine racks and Bluetooth speakers, to Rhode Island, United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha announced Monday. William Lugo, 32, was described as one of the initial participants in the conspiracy, which shipped the cocaine from Puerto Rico via the U.S. Postal Service, Cunha said in a press release. He previously admitted to a federal judge that he accepted at least eight parcels containing at least one kilogram of cocaine shipped from Puerto Rico between December 2017 and July 2020, Cunha said.