PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A Providence man will be sentenced later this year for trafficking fentanyl.

Stanli S. Arias De La Rosa, 30, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Zachary Cunha announced Tuesday.

Prosecutors said Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents searched De La Rosa’s apartment in March 2023 and found him hiding in a closet. They seized more than 450 grams of fentanyl, along with 43 grams of cocaine, 14.5 grams of crack cocaine, and drug packaging and distribution materials.

At the time of his arrest, De La Rosa had a warrant out for his arrest in Nebraska after he failed to show up to court, according to Cunha’s office. In that case, police allegedly found 10 kilograms of cocaine in his trunk during a traffic stop.

De La Rosa is scheduled to be sentenced for the fentanyl charge on Sept. 24.

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