PROVIDENCE – A Providence man currently serving a term of
state probation, having completed a sentence of eight years with 30 months to
serve at the ACI for drug trafficking, today was ordered detained in federal
custody following an investigation and his arrest by members of the FBI Safe
Streets Gang Task Force into his alleged trafficking of crystal methamphetamine
(meth) and crack cocaine.
Casimiro Pereira, 27, was arrested on Friday as Safe Streets
Task Force members executed a federal court-authorized search of his Providence
residence, where they allegedly seized, among other items, crystal meth.
It is alleged that on at least five occasions between July
25, 2019, and January 28, 2020, while under law enforcement surveillance,
Pereira delivered varying amounts of crystal meth and crack cocaine in exchange
for cash.
It is alleged that on July 25 and on August 15, 2019,
Pereira sold 20 grams of crystal meth for $360, and that between October 1,
2019, and January 28, 2020, he allegedly delivered between 1.45 and 7 grams of
crack cocaine for between $100 and $300.
Each alleged transaction was monitored by members of the FBI
Safe Streets Gang Task Force. The drugs were quickly seized by members of law
enforcement.
It is alleged that during Friday’s pre-dawn search of
Pereira’s residence, agents and officers seized over 140 grams of crystal meth,
8 grams of crack cocaine, and various items used in the preparation, packaging,
and distribution of crystal meth and crack cocaine.
Pereira, charged by way of a criminal complaint with
distribution of 5 grams or more of crystal methamphetamine and distribution of
cocaine base, made his initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Providence
today before U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Patricia A. Sullivan.
Pereira’s arrest and initial appearance are announced by
United States Attorney Aaron L. Weisman and Special Agent in Charge of the FBI
Boston Division Joseph R. Bonavolonta.
A federal criminal complaint is merely an accusation. A
defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States
Attorneys Christine D. Lowell and Sandra R. Hebert.
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