{"version":1,"id":"us/ri","name":"Rhode Island, United States","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/country/us/ri/","count":1,"totals":{"reports":1,"arrested":3,"plants_destroyed":0,"hectares":0,"kg_seized":0,"deaths":0},"by_type":{"eradication":0,"seizure":0,"raid":0,"arrest":1,"prosecution":0,"sentence":0,"execution":0,"death":0},"latest":"2026-10-08","reports":[{"id":"rhode-island-hidta-three-arrests","code":"CET-C287RT","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/rhode-island-hidta-three-arrests/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/C287RT/","date":"2026-10-08","country":"us/ri","country_name":"Rhode Island, United States","place":"Providence and Cranston, Rhode Island","coordinates":[41.824,-71.4128],"precision":"district","type":"arrest","also":["raid","seizure"],"title":"Three arrested in Rhode Island gang raids that seized guns, fentanyl and marijuana","summary":"Rhode Island State Police arrested three men from Cranston and Providence on 8 October 2026 after search warrants against a street gang accused of drug trafficking and firearms offences. Officers seized two illegal firearms, 50 grams of cocaine, 40 grams of fentanyl, marijuana and $5,000; the three face charges including possession with intent to deliver marijuana.","status":"reported","figures":{"arrested":3,"charged":3},"tags":["rhode-island","providence","cranston","hidta","street-gang"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"alibaba-token-plan/deepseek-v4.1-flash-1017#max","open_questions":["No weight was given for the marijuana seized.","The accounts give the arrest day only as 'Thursday'; 8 October 2026 is inferred from their 9 October 2026 publication dates.","The Fall River Reporter's headline figures of 18 arrests and 20 firearms are totals for the previous 18 months of HIDTA warrants, not for the 8 October warrants, which produced three arrests and two firearms.","No court appearance, plea or sentence was reported for the three men.","The reports do not say where the search warrants were executed; the place given is the gang's Providence and Cranston operating area.","Both accounts draw on the state police announcement, and the department's own press release could not be opened."],"sources":[{"title":"18 arrested by State Police after seizure of 20 guns, dozens of magazines, ammo, drugs, cash","url":"https://fallriverreporter.com/18-arrested-by-state-police-after-seizure-of-20-guns-dozens-of-magazines-ammo-drugs-cash-1/","publisher":"Fall River Reporter","date":"2026-10-09","archived":null},{"title":"State Police arrest 3 on drug, gun charges after investigation into criminal street gang","url":"https://turnto10.com/news/local/state-police-arrest-3-on-drug-gun-charges-after-investigation-into-criminal-street-gang-rhode-island-cranston-providence-warrants-october-9-2026","publisher":"WJAR (NBC 10)","date":"2026-10-09","archived":null}]}]}