A Cranston resident has pleaded guilty to federal charges related to trafficking tens of thousands of counterfeit pills containing methamphetamine, according to an announcement by Acting United States Attorney Sara Miron Bloom.
Anthony Stevens, 37, admitted guilt in U.S. District Court to two counts of possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine. Sentencing is set for October 30, 2025. The sentence will be determined by a federal district judge based on the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
Court documents state that in November 2023, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) began investigating Stevens for distributing counterfeit Adderall pills. Simultaneously, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) obtained information indicating Stevens possessed a large quantity of counterfeit pills.
Over a nine-month investigation, DEA agents seized 30,226 methamphetamine-laced pills from Stevens’s vehicle and from a Providence residence he used as a stash house. Authorities also confiscated $3,360 in cash.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Julie White is prosecuting the case. The investigation was conducted jointly by the DEA and ATF.
"Sara Miron Bloom Acting United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island," said in a statement regarding the case.
