Providence Man Convicted of Trafficking Cocaine

PROVIDENCE - A Providence man pleaded guilty today in federal court to trafficking in kilos of cocaine, announced Acting United States Attorney Sara Miron Bloom.

Eluid Rosa-Escudero, 35, pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine. He is scheduled to be sentenced on December 10, 2025. The sentence imposed in this matter will be determined by a federal district judge after consideration of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Court documents reflect that a three-month, multi-agency investigation into Rosa-Escudero's drug trafficking activities culminated on April 10, 2025, with the execution of a court-authorized search of his Providence residence and the seizure of two kilograms of cocaine, $10,000 in cash, and other items associated with the trafficking of narcotics.

Leading up to the execution of the search warrant, law enforcement surveilled the retrieval of a package suspected of containing cocaine delivered by the U.S. Postal Service to the front porch of a Providence residence. The package was retrieved by a person who arrived by car and then drove to a nearby gas station where the driver met with Rosa-Escudero, who was in a separate vehicle. As the two vehicles pulled away, Rosa-Escudero was followed by a law enforcement surveillance team to his residence. East Providence Police effected an investigative stop of the car driven by the person who retrieved the package from the porch of the residence, who they then identified as being 15 years old.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Christine D. Lowell and G. Michael Seaman.

The matter is being investigated by the United States Postal Inspection Service Contraband Interdiction and Investigations Task Force, with the assistance of the Providence Police Department, the Pawtucket Police Department, and the Rhode Island State Police.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department's Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).

###