PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Authorities have arrested a Providence woman they say retrieved a package containing what she thought was more than two kilograms (4.5 pounds) of fentanyl hidden inside a speaker from her front porch, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
Rosangeles Bueno, 40, faces several drug charges and is being held pending a hearing in U.S. District Court in Providence on Friday, according to the U.S. attorney’s office in Providence.
An email seeking comment was left with her attorney.
The package that orginated in California was deemed suspicious, authorities said. It was opened and found to contain a brick-like object inside a speaker. A drug-sniffing dog alerted police to the presence of narcotics, which was determined to be fentanyl, authorities said.
The fentanyl was removed and replaced by another substance then delivered to Bueno’s home on Monday. She was spotted by surveillance exiting the residence, checking the surrounding area, and retrieving the package, authorities said.
Federal agents executed a search warrant and allegedly found not only the package, but another kilogram (2.2 pounds) of suspected fentanyl as well as other drugs, and items used in the preparation and distribution of drugs, prosecutors said. Three children were also in the home.
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